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.
What can agency leaders and first responders do to overcome the challenges and effects of such a physically and mentally taxing career?
Quality improvement and the STAR method of decision making
Our co-hosts discuss the mounting obstacles for EMS during the unprecedented winter weather with Chief Rodriguez and how they are preparing for the future
Firefighters extricated him in about 35 minutes and tried to revive him, but he died at the scene
Police responded to a report of a disorderly person, and called an ambulance after noticing he had a medical problem
She pulled out from the four-way stop and the ambulance, with lights and sirens running, plowed into her and flipped over
Dad to dispatcher: “I got him in a bloody puddle for you officer;" the father is not being charged
They were prepared with equipment and medical staff on standby to demonstrate danger of being left inside a vehicle in the heat
A jury heard that the 25-year-old raped one friend and fondled four others after they were drunk and he said he would look after them
Firefighters encountered a yellow, smoke condition when they responded; they were treated and later released
The helicopter apparently flew over the man’s property en route to the hospital; he threatened to shoot down the aircraft
All 18 were taken by ambulance or helicopter to hospitals; officials didn’t know the extent of the injuries
The N.C. county policy requires EMS be accompanied by law enforcement to potentially violent situations
The Type 1 ambulance features innovative enhancements, like mobility seating, designed with provider safety and functionality in mind
Acting out your responses to a violent encounter can help stop you from freezing up, and better prepare you for many different scenarios
Jurors found that Dodgers negligent in that the team failed to provide adequate security and must pay $13.9 million in damages, but absolved former owner Frank McCourt
He turned himself in for the road rage incident after following the ambulance to a hospital parking lot and punching the driver
It was found that the rig had been recently serviced for an electrical issue
Spurred on by injuries and fire, the fire marshal wants ‘reloadable mortars’ outlawed
The medic, who was working alone, was chased from the apartment after the man came to
Jurors have been unable to reach a decision on whether the Dodgers should be held responsible after two men brutally beat the paramedic on Opening Day 2011
Police were asked to ride along with medics to help restrain him; he was arrested and hospital staff later had to intubate him
A 36-year-old man punched the referee after he indicated he planned to eject the player from the game
The stabbing victims were said to be in serious condition; one patient was airlifted after suffering a stab wound in the chest and abdomen
Horrified motorists, including a woman in a doctor’s coat and stethoscope, tried to help
Chris and Kelly also talk about the 911 dispatcher who has come under fire for her brusque replies to a woman who called to report a rape
He was quickly hustled into a hallway when lawyers showed a video of the two men who went to prison for beating him
Shocked customers helped make sure the stabbing victim didn’t fall while waiting for responders, and he was taken to the hospital in serious condition
She hopped on the ambulance running board as it was about to transport a patient, and became belligerent when police tried to get her off the vehicle
Stow’s attorneys have argued this has no bearing on the case, and say the attack that left him brain damaged resulted from inadequate security and lighting
