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.
The chief officers, firefighters, EMTs and paramedics who responded to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol describe responding to the ill and injured
Readers share how they’re reacting to the grand jury indictment of two Colorado paramedics following the death of Elijah McClain
EMS attorneys Stephen Wirth and Douglas Wolfberg discuss the legal analysis of the charges brought against Colorado firefighter-medics in the Elijah McClain case
Firefighter Patrick Cullum discusses the pain and lessons from an incident that killed Chief Kenneth Lehr and his desire to honor his mentor and friend
The railroad agency will examine all elements, including weather, the track and the operation of the train
She was arrested after pulling large kitchen knife from her purse while being transported to the hospital
Kyle Busch breaks right leg and left foot in crash at Daytona; race car struck wall that didn’t have energy-absorbing SAFER barrier
Card’s simple message of ‘Your Life Matters’ is non-confrontational and includes a list of phone numbers to get help
News from around the world highlights the danger to medics everywhere from assault and vehicle collisions
The man was arrested after complaining that the medic took too long to arrive for a call about his fallen wife, saying he would shoot him if he didn’t leave
Two fire captains violated city and department policies when they punched and cursed at a patient during a medical call
One of the explosions sent a fireball at least 300 feet into the air, threatening the local water supply and causing hundreds to evacuate
Their injuries were listed as serious, but prognosis for both is good
The driver swerved to avoid another driver, hit a highway guardrail and flew off the bridge, landing upright; the two woman inside were alert when responders arrived
He attacked EMS providers in the back of an ambulance when they asked him not to answer his cell phone
A gas station employee called for an ambulance when a man walked into the store “bleeding very profusely from his right lower abdomen”
Two EMTs and a civilian were injured after an ambulance and another vehicle collided at an intersection
Emergency responders are expecting a spike in entrapment with the movie’s release; foreign body removal reports have significantly increased since book trilogy released in 2011
After firefighters freed the man from the wreckage, he started to fight them; that’s when police subdued him
He’s accused of pulling a knife on a coworker and swinging a broom handle at his partner
Legislation introduced in state Assembly and Senate toughens penalties for in the line of duty assaults on EMS providers and firefighters
Wis. medics waited within sight of victim because police officer took another call without telling dispatch
The rig’s driver was preparing to close a road so a helicopter could land when he struck the chief
Pickup truck speeds up the ramp of the empty car carrier trailer; stopping feet from the cab
This Fire-Rescue Med conference presentation highlights ways to improve situational awareness and better react to an ambush
Officer was shot in the back below his body armor in what chief called an ambush situation; he was taken by air ambulance to a nearby hospital
They were found unresponsive in a N.C. home; officials say a kerosene generator, used as a power source, had been moved from the backyard to the kitchen
While the ambulance was running lights and sirens a man threw a heavy bag at the ambulance windshield
Last month the same London Ambulance Service crew was assaulted two days in a row by two different patients
A frustrated firefighter blasted the young man for putting himself and others in danger
Police served him with an arrest warrant at his apartment for grabbing an EMS crew member by the throat in 2012
Bulgrarian government reports 175 attacks on medics in 2014 when responding to impoverished Roma community
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