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.
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The helicopter was unoccupied when the young boy entered, and the spinning propellers knocked over a large sun shield, injuring two people
Three were taken to local hospitals, and one person was in serious condition
The patient and medic crew in the ambulance were taken to a hospital with injuries following a collision with a car
Both injured firefighters were released from the hospital within 48 hours of the stabbing and are expected to make a full recovery
The argument started over a custody battle; the police and fire department are investigating the incident
The man kicked and screamed in the back of a patrol car, so EMS was called out to evaluate him
The 37-year-old medic called 911 to report the victim “came at him;" sheriff says incident “was not a random act of violence”
An uptick in bizarre calls involving patients who are often naked and delirious from flakka use puts responders in chaotic, dangerous situations
The EMS crew reported hearing gunshots and later discovered ballistic damage to the ambulance they were in
Bystanders pulled the 14-year-old boy from the pool and were able to revive him
They were stabbed while assisting an ‘intoxicated’ man; the firefighters were listed in stable condition
The officer and paramedics gave the man medical care before he was taken to a local hospital
Police say the man was hallucinating; he voluntarily got into an ambulance, then jumped out
As one of the paramedics was placing a stretcher in the rig, a man jumped in and started to pull away with the stretcher hanging out the back door
MedSTAR employees will give all of proceeds from their charity motorcycle ride to the Janice Keen Livingston Park Memorial Fund
The firefighter-paramedic and another person suffered minor injuries after a car struck two other vehicles, sending one crashing into a rescue truck
A report found that only 11 of 36 recommendations made in 2007 were carried out, including a call to cross train firefighters and paramedics
Last year there were about 2,600 search and rescue operations, which is an average of seven searches a day
The county’s radio system was out of service after temperatures in the communication tower building reached 148 degrees Fahrenheit
A second stowaway was found in the undercarriage of the plane and is in critical condition
Firefighters tackled the nearly naked man and police used a Taser to stun him; he was hospitalized in critical condition
Police say the driver of the ambulance possibly had a seizure before losing control; driver, two EMTs and patient taken to a hospital
A paramedic, two firefighters and the patient were hospitalized following the intersection collision and rollover
The medic was in her car finishing paperwork when she heard a loud bang, and saw three teenagers running away
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