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.
In this episode, our co-hosts are joined by Dan Phillips, national director of Responder Health and a mental health advocate for first responders, to talk about ways providers can help themselves
First responders must be clear about their observations and follow key documentation guidelines to be considered as a credible witness
Members of IMSA’s AMR Safety Team break down the unique opportunity in motorsport medical and rescue response
Authorities say it appears they were in the middle of a rappelling or rock climbing maneuver when the accident occurred
The 23-year-old woman struck a paramedic with an ambulance door while he was attempting to render aid
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Chris and Kelly also talk about why violence against medics should be a felony
Three family members, who work as EMTs and firefighters, had been trained in grain bin rescues and helped save his life
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The FDNY EMTs filed a report against four NYPD officers, saying they had to physically intervene to stop them from punching an emotionally disturbed patient in the face
The 12-year-old called 911 and calmly turned himself in after the boy ran home screaming and collapsed bleeding on his porch
She emailed a groveling apology to US Embassy staff; a $2 million lawsuit filed by the EMTs claims she has a history of becoming intoxicated and abusive
A number of people who said they ingested some of the tainted water were treated for diarrhea, nausea and vomiting
The owner’s 2-year-old granddaughter left the realistic-looking doll in a car seat and EMTs broke the glass thinking time was of the essence
Thirteen defibrillators will be strategically placed throughout Kings Bay and the staff will trained in proper use
The water ban was lifted Monday after more than 400,000 people around Toledo were warned not to drink from its water supply that was fouled by toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie
He’s being flown to Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital, one of the four hospitals in the country for testing and treating people infected with dangerous, infectious germs
The lone 80-year-old passenger was killed and the pilot was injured when the single-engine plane went down
Police captured the suspects who fled on foot; no one was seriously injured
Gonzalo Tellez-Santilla, 34, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated fleeing, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and assault on a healthcare worker
The man wanted on child molestation charges in Calif. exchanged gun fire with police in a smoke shop; the 3 officers are in stable condition
Both medics were treated and released, but the ambulance was removed from service
Richard Plotts will be charged with murder in the death of caseworker Barbara Hunt and other crimes
The bed bugs were traced to a patient; the unit was disinfected
Officials spent a year trying to get the vests, which were bought with a $10,500 state grant
Rescue crews responded to multiple injuries after intense thunderstorms sent trees crashing onto campsites
A councilman proposed using a $450K grant over three years to buy 60 defibrillators and place them in public buildings across the county
He became response inside the ambulance, got up, and began to yell and spit during a struggle
Firefighters extricated him in about 35 minutes and tried to revive him, but he died at the scene
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