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.
As agencies are tasked with moving, packing and unpacking the vaccines, providers must be mindful of carbon dioxide dangers
Our co-hosts welcome Sean Simmonds, EMS preparedness and safety coordinator for Montgomery County (Texas) Hospital District, to discuss all things COVID-19
A frontline ED and EMS physician recounts his experience with COVID-19
The number of confirmed dead increased from 18 to 21; searchers are worried about dysentery, tetanus and contamination
Two crew members made it out safely when a fire started in the back of an ambulance
The N.H. woman spit in the faces of both an EMT and police officer who responded to her home for a medical call
Eight American Ambulance employees will lead the training sessions, which will be held in classrooms throughout the day
Lt. Edward J. Walsh had nearly 30 years on the job; Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy was a six-year veteran
In radio conversations, firefighters were heard asking for more water and being ordered out of the building as the 9-alarm fire tore through a brownstone
Police say they haven’t had a chance to negotiate the extra work that comes with carrying Narcan; firefighters say they respond to medical emergencies and should be the ones administering it
The driver of a white sedan who did not stop was arrested after swerving into the party bus’s lane; the two collided and the bus struck a guardrail and overturned
Firefighter Edwin “Jeff” Wentzel, a 35-year veteran of the department, was struck and killed by a train searching for a missing woman
No one suffered life-threatening injuries after an eight-car train plowed and scaled an escalator at an underground station
“Allowing first responders to administer Narcan will save lives,” Gov. Chris Christie said
Residents of the motel included Superstorm Sandy victims who were staying there because their homes remain uninhabitable
The source is unknown, but the family was renting the house, which is listed as “condemned/boarded”
Firefighters were responding to a medical call when the ambulance got stuck in mud; the firefighter was behind the ambulance when he was hit
The National Transportation Safety Board have not yet determined the cause of the leak
If you’re attacked on the job, be mentally prepared, physically ready, press savvy, and able to justify your actions in court
The side mirror of an ambulance struck the pedestrian’s head; medics took him to the hospital in critical condition
Oreo, a black and white Labrador, somehow made her way about 40 feet down a 90-foot high cliff; a sheriff’s deputy dangling from a helicopter plucked her up
2 EMTs in the back were injured after he jumped into the front seat of a parked ambulance and drove erratically before crashing into a building
Officials said a wind gust caused the ambulance to go off the interstate; the EMTs injuries did not appear to be life-threatening
He’s been charged with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and resigned after he was taken to jail
The gas leak triggered an explosion that flattened two apartment buildings, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 60
The patient tore out his IV and tried to escape from the vehicle, causing them both to fall onto the pavement
The man was loading items into the back of the car when his 9-year-old grandson started it in a Walmart parking lot
Police, firefighters and medics responded to a call Saturday night after the wooden stage gave way at a high school
The driver of the car was seriously injured; his four passengers, ages 17 through 20, were killed
The veteran officer was killed and his rookie partner was critically injured when their patrol car collided with a big rig; the truck driver was also injured
