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.
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Paramedic Shea Lathrum and EMT Brandon Busch were returning from an out-of-county transport when they saw a car leave the roadway and catch fire
The injured were in their trailers when the tornado struck and didn’t have time to take shelter
The man also jumped on and off a moving fire truck; officers responded and yelled at him to drop the knife, then shot through an open window as he approached the cruiser
A piece of the roof fell and hit the firefighter; the medic suffered a cut to the face
Two children owe their lives to car seats and luck in an SUV vs semi crash; the infant was drinking from its bottle when firefighters arrived
He is back to facing a felony charge for nonfatally strangling his girlfriend after a district court dismissed the charge earlier this month
A tractor-trailer carrying 460 hives flipped; the driver and passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries
EMS Chief Jerry Domidion was placed on paid leave more than three months after the initial lawsuit; another woman filed a suit on Monday saying he sexually assaulted her
No one was injured in the near head-on collision
The ambulance was running lights when it went through a red light and hit a left-turning car
The man attacked the medics because he believed the ambulance was damaging his organic garden
Jacob Jones, 19, said he feels like he’s been hit with a bat from head to toe; he’s expected to make a full recovery
When Memphis paramedics arrived they determined the child could not move his arms or legs
The toddler’s mother did not wait for an ambulance and drove the child to the hospital; the teen was also shot three times
A tractor-trailer plowed into several vehicles that were slowing or stopped
From April 2013 to March 31, the mine was cited for 192 safety violations, including 33 for high or reckless disregard for miners’ health and safety
About one-fifth of those infected are health care workers
He was hitting and kicking for a good 15 minutes; she and her partner called for police three times and got no response
He “smacked one medic in the buttocks and grabbed her breast” and was “inside the ambulance tearing it up”
The patient went to jail instead of the ER, and crew transported the paramedic to a local hospital for bruising and swelling
Rescuers pulled out 26 people; five were confirmed dead at the scene; eight others were seriously injured and six of them later died in the hospital
The motorcyclists struck a vehicle that had been pushed into their lane; the injured rider is in the hospital with an unknown condition
Four people suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized; 15 others were treated at the scene
At least 400 cases of the respiratory illness have been reported, and more than 100 people have died since MERS first surfaced two years ago
A Senate bill would give mandatory jail time to anyone convicted of assault, and life in prison without parole for anyone convicted of murdering an EMT or medic
