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.
You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
NOLA EMS Chief Bill Salmeron shares the inside story of how his team handled one of the most intense incidents in recent New Orleans history
Educate your community on how to stay safe and assist emergency responders after a violent MCI
First responders worked to save a worker trapped inside a concrete hopper in Paulding County
Lifting a patient can be completely uneventful or it can make you a viral internet star
Painesville Fire Chief Tom Hummel said the powered chairs will reduce the risk of back and shoulder injuries
Matt Streger, Brian Hupp and Simon Claridge discuss patient and provider safety devices and protocols
A sedan struck an SUV blocking an intersection as President Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del.
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Educator finds new purpose helping to mold students at historic, cost-free, private residential school in Hershey, Pa.
The Amtrak train crashed into a parked semi-truck, causing the lead car to derail, the Ventura County Fire Department said
Part 2 — San Diego Fire-Rescue Captain Ben Vernon shares his journey from darkness to feeling “lighter, better” after therapy and EMDR
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson tackle paramedics behaving badly, violence, medical errors and the premature end of the ET3 model
The man refused treatment after EMS was called to his apartment for injuries he received in a prior motorcycle crash
Know the signs of escalation and how to diffuse dangerous encounters
Everyone must be comfortable speaking up, no matter their rank or years on the job
“This scene was chaos. Multiple victims, a house on fire, and a madman on a rampage, on a mission,” said Patrick Hendry, the head of the NYPD’s police union
Cambria County Box 11 expands service in northern part of county
All patients are reported to be in stable condition after a gunman shot through a wall of a Lumberton restaurant
A carnival crisis, cliffhangers, underground escapes and fiery extractions: First responders answered the call in 2023
Harrison Barjolo crashed an Ashburnham ambulance at Heywood Hospital during a police pursuit
Kellie Boggs is charged with using an axe to attack a man and break into a Carter County EMS station
“The conditions of the victims right now is unknown” but all were taken to hospitals for treatment, police Capt. Scott Molnar said
While the woman was in an ambulance, she punched two EMS crew members in the face and kicked them in the chest, according to her arrest citation
The Chicago Fire Department said 38 people, including four children, were injured; 23 were taken to area hospitals and three of the injured were in critical condition
Marcellus Ambulance personnel faced a driver pinned upside down in a burning vehicle
A large crowd began throwing objects and damaging a fire engine as crews tried to reach crash victims
Guilderland Emergency Medical Services will have improved crew, patient safety with a power stretcher, power load system
Part 1 — The San Diego Fire-Rescue captain shares the emotional story of how a seemingly “routine call” quickly escalated to a near-fatal stabbing
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The injured hiker was stuck in a narrow gap in the Thunder Canyon Cave and was unable to rescued by her friends
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
Alexia Jobson, Dr. Peter Antevy, Brian Maloney, Doug Wolfberg and more join the podcast to discuss takeaways from the show
“There, I said it. I do not like your pretty ambulances and I don’t think they contribute to the safety of our responders.”
