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.
Think big and act small, time it right using “commitment devices,” and focus on positive reinforcement and social norms
Bryan Bledsoe: “EMS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers”
In this tip, Gordon Graham outlines how first responders should communicate when encountering an individual experiencing a mental health crisis
2006 active shooter incident “ended almost as soon as it began” and reminder active shooter could happen anywhere
She was being transferred from one psychiatric facility to another when the assault occurred
Funding for police was cut nearly in half, and emergency crews that need assistance from law enforcement are waiting longer for officers to arrive
Police are searching for suspect that was dragging woman; passing ambulance stopped to assist woman
The bag is designed to be used by a non-medical person during an incident where EMS can’t immediately access the injured due to scene safety restrictions
Arrowhead EMS conferences gives EMS providers opportunity to learn about their craft and products for response and transport
2-year-old and twin infants underwent surgery for life threatening injuries from “horrible event”
Bedford-Stuyvesant volunteer EMT stabbed by an EMT he had helped train
Six men, some armed, forced them to lie on the ground and robbed them of their cell phones and wallets as they were trying to locate the address of a victim who had called for help
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson consider criteria for activating lights and sirens, and ponder whether the new show “Nightwatch” is an accurate depiction of EMS
He dragged the cardiac patient more than a quarter mile to the nearest ambulance during a response to to a 30-car pileup in New Jersey.
Read the report and apply the lessons learned to improve your policies, training, and operations
The original call didn’t give an address, so he didn’t make the connection until he arrived at the scene; his wife and kids were safe but they lost the family dog
Man appeared to be intoxicated; became violent as he was loaded into ambulance
One of the buses was for people with physical disabilities; one person was seriously injured
Easy-to-use testing kits confirm firefighters and medics are transferring MRSA from ambulance into living quarters, as well as becoming infected themselves
2 firefighters injured; fire department was assisting with vehicle rescue and preparing for medflight landing
Friends of the victim, who hung himself, attack medics
An estimated 850 people, including honor guards from Boston, New York and Quebec, came to pay their respects at the service
Fire officials notified transit authorities of the radio problems four days before the incident that left one dead and 80 injured
A 17-year-old fled the scene and was later arrested
He was recently arrested on a warrant for the 2013 incident
Both the van and another vehicle that hit the oil tanker truck burst into flames; the tanker had rolled after hitting a truck
More than a month after the incident the alleged assailant agrees to blood testing as a condition of her release
Brian Kutil, 42, struggled during the 500-meter swim recertification; he was pulled from the water but later died at a hospital
A 64-year-old allegedly assaulted medics and damaged an ambulance as crews attempted to treat him
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