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.
A reporter being struck during a live news report highlights the danger of working near roadway incidents – one that has proven fatal for many first responders
Through nearly two years of pandemic, the HEMS industry has been hit hard but proven resilient
Lexipol’s Greg Friese, MS, NRP, joins Cebollero and Grayson to discuss the hot topics in 2022, from ambulance safety to provider burnout, and how to steer the EMS ship
After finding a single bed bug, the department hired an exterminator, set 140 traps and moved employees into trailers while the building is treated
The pilot avoided a collision by about 20 feet while transporting a snake bite victim to a Calif. hospital
Both planes caught fire and broke apart when they hit the ground after colliding while approaching a California airport
The man jumped to the front seat, grabbed the gear shift and put his hand on the gas pedal; the driver was able to stop the ambulance
Leonard Robinson was known for visiting hospitalized children; he was checking the engine of his Batmobile on side of a Maryland highway and was struck by a car
Sgt. 1st Class Corey Hood injured in a midair collision with another jumper during a stunt
MedStar monitored the reporter’s breathing, blood pressure and temperature; it got up to 147 degrees in the car after 15 minutes
Traffic deaths were up 14 percent nationally in the first six months of the year, a result of more people on the road due to an improved economy and low gas prices
The driver of a pickup truck crossed lanes into oncoming traffic on a La. highway and struck an ambulance
Ambulances were sent to the scene as a precaution, but no injuries were reported.
The ambulance was then hit by a truck and pushed into a SUV driving by
All 90 full- and part-time employees will take the course, which teaches responders how to handle situations with violent patients
Manufacturer North American Rescue (NAR) Inc. identified 6 different conterfeit tourniquets being sold that are illegally using its CAT trademarks
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that has historically been prevalent in Africa and Asia, is making its way to the U.S.
The medic is okay after being bitten on the right arm and breast; the EMS department filed a written request that the dog be declared vicious
A small boat with six teenagers on a late-night river trip crashed into a bridge
Emergency crews used a sledgehammer to break into a unit for a man whose daughter called 911 after the apartment manager refused to hand over a key
Nearly 100 firefighters and paramedics responded; hazmat crews hosed off workers who had stripped to their underwear and were evacuated by ambulance
The patient voluntarily entered the ambulance, but began fighting with providers, showed signs of distress and died as CPR was administered during transport
Officials said about a fourth of the departments have vests available to them and have been helpful on more than one occasion
A fight also broke out as about 200 friends and relatives of the injured arrived at the hospital
An alligator bit off a woman’s arm just above the elbow; the woman is doing “as good as she can be” after multiple surgeries
EMS providers were dispatched to reports of a man not feeling well and lying on the ground; the patient attacked as they approached
Her wounds, which authorities described as bites and scratches on her head, back and arm, weren’t considered life-threatening
Four adults and three children, a 1-month-old boy, a 2-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl, were hurt in the crash
Statewide, there have been more than 1,900 emergency department visits from April through June alone, prompting an existing list of banned substances to include new chemical compounds
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