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.
Canadian researchers studied the impact of a single night without sleep, as well as chronic poor sleep quality
5 actions EMS leaders should take to ensure ketamine is appropriately administered when indicated and documented correctly
Knowing how to intervene when a colleague is going off the rails could save their career and protect the agency’s reputation
Police and a SWAT team surrounded a house after receiving a 911 call from a man who claimed to have stabbed his girlfriend and have two children tied up
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EMS providers were loading him into an ambulance when the stretcher overturned and he fell to the ground
Jury found the medic not guilty of all charges stemming from altercation with a patient
He hurried to de-escalate the situation and talked to agitated man until police arrived
He stepped over a guardrail to avoid an oncoming car at the scene, plummeting to the water below
Police are seeking a group of people who fired at an EMS supervisor who came upon people in two vehicles shooting at each other, and began to follow one of the cars
The new potent stimulant, synthetic drug is causing wild, bizarre and violent behaviors in abusers
The 61-year-old has been hospitalized; officers say he refused an order to drop a knife when police and firefighters performed a well-being check at his home
He injured his wrist trying to restrain a man who poured gasoline on a group of people at his neighbor’s fire pit, and threatened to burn down his house
A chair with a harness on the right side will allow EMTs to be safely secured while treating patients during transport
EMS providers transported a patient with severe abdominal pain to the hospital, and returned to find a brick through the windshield of their ambulance
They responded to a man with difficulty breathing and were overcome by fumes; they were all treated and released
The man ran naked through a neighborhood, ripped TASER probes from his skin, and punched a cop during his arrest
Police detain a student, allegedly carrying a knife and a crosswbow, suspected of killing a teacher and wounding 4 others
Some responders were stung after spraying a layer of foam on the boxes, killing the bees for safety
The former paramedic, who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2011 beating, has not received any of the $18 million awarded to him by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury in July 2014
Flakka is cheap, potent and has been described as the next generation of synthetic drug that has been linked to a string of bizarre, sometimes violent incidents
A couple in their 20s and their infant son died when a concrete slab from a sidewalk construction project fell from an overpass and crushed them as they were driving
The guidebooks recommend ambulance physical design standards and procedures while operating an ambulance
The toddler ran into the street and was struck by the driver of a van who stopped the vehicle when someone shot at him; a 15-year-old boy on the scene was also shot
The toddler picked up an unattended gun inside a home and it went off, shooting a 1-year-old boy in the head
Lifting more than 51 pounds from the floor can lead to injuries, and EMS must increase training for proper lifting techniques
They died in their sleep days after their utility company discovered a stolen meter and cut of electricity to their home, and the father bought a gas-powered generator
A lawsuit filed by a patient injured when EMTs carried her to the ambulance sparks a discussion on if and when it’s acceptable for EMS providers to not use a stretcher
Video shows the high-speed, head-on collision between a school bus and SUV after the SUV driver became unresponsive
Paul Jordan, 25, was arraigned and ordered held in lieu of $1.5 million bail
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Recent crashes remind us that EMS transport by helicopter is a high-risk procedure with little room for error
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