Safety
The safety topic provides news, information and resources to keep EMS providers informed about key safety issues, developments and technology, including research and initiatives focused on violence against EMS professionals, how to prevent an injury, near-miss reporting and risk mitigation.
Researchers have developed a systems-level checklist to address stress and violence affecting fire-based EMS responders
Drs. Watkins, Glomb and Fallat share lessons learned from EMSC Day webinar
Kevin Swain, 19, was shot four times while trying to enter a home to make a welfare check; firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider was fatally shot
The woman was attended to by paramedics and was removed from the stadium on a stretcher; she was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition
Firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider succumbed to his injuries; volunteer firefighter Kevin Swain is in serious condition
The man’s blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit; the kids are now in the care of their mother
The gear will also be optional for EMTs and paramedics on more routine medical calls, which make up the vast majority
Crews were transporting a child to the NICU with lights and sirens on when an ATV rider opened the door of the ambulance and accused the EMS providers of cutting them off
Securing data in an EMS environment is critical to avoiding breaches of patient information and triggering mandatory reporting
EMS personnel and firefighters are attacked with increasing frequency, follow these steps to shift the survival odds in your favor
Two EMS providers were taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries
The man claimed the paramedics didn’t want to help him so he was driving himself to the hospital
Nicole Carlton, interim commissioner since 2011, implemented a body armor policy for every response and is preparing EMS for the Republican National Convention
Police chief says videoing traffic disruptions is ‘fun’ for riders and social media is partly to blame for increase in urban dirt bike riding
The two 16-year-old boys were taken to hospital, one with serious injuries, the other with moderate injuries
Over 16 months, 63 flakka users died of overdoses, accidents, suicides and homicides; about three months ago, it all stopped
The medic, who was taken to a hospital, was bitten on the chest and suffered a large gash after being hit on his forehead
A Hack for Her team designed the app which syncs with a Microsoft Band to help users report domestic violence
No one was seriously injured, but paramedics monitored gas levels in the workers’ blood
The city approved contracts for two private ambulance companies to help provide services during the RNC
An ATV rider opened the door to an ambulance and accused the EMS providers of cutting them off; crews were transporting a child to the NICU with lights and sirens on
The paramedic found the man not breathing and turning blue; after administering two doses of Narcan, the man woke up and attacked the medic
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