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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He was shocked when the ladder he was standing on touched an electrical wire
The bus driver and seven passengers, along with a cab driver, were taken to a hospital with minor injuries
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He stabbed one in the neck and the other in the hand during art class, and both students received medical attention for minor injuries
Police are searching for two suspects wanted in the deadly shooting; his wife was not injured
Approximately 4.5 percent of EMS providers experienced a nonfatal occupational injury or illness last year
The damage forced medics to pull the unit over and wait for a second ambulance to arrive to continue the transport
The jet was carrying a hospital patient when it struck and killed the deer, which wandered onto the runway during takeoff
Airport-based responders will undergo a 40-hour course on dealing with plane disasters in the aftermath of the Asiana crash response that killed a survivor
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Police charged Jeffrey Plata with homicide by vehicle, saying he was driving 74 mph in the pouring rain before the crash
The man was cited for resisting arrest and assaulting emergency personnel
The patient, 84, was killed after the ambulance crashed and flipped while en route to the hospital
Dozens of vehicles — possibly as many as 90 — were involved in the chain-reaction crash that claimed the life of at least one driver
Only five of the 26 ladder trucks have passed, but some remain on the street
The victim had multiple wounds to her chest and neck; medics pronounced her dead at the scene
The medic was among emergency responders attempting to help a man who had fallen down an embankment on a highway
Fire officials said a civilian medic suffered a minor injury after being hit by a piece of debris; the medic was taken to a local hospital for treatment
He was sentenced to 20 days in jail for attacking an EMT and taking control of his vehicle in an effort to get his girlfriend to the hospital for treatment
Requirements include an extra driver and a signal system overhaul on routes similar to the one where the operator nodded off and the train derailed, killing four
While he was running next to the bus, the boy tripped and was subsequently run over by the rear right tires
A bystander grabbed the baby, and a 15-year-old boy was cut trying to stop the assault
The man struck one of the medics in the face, punched an officer and caused a medic to fall and pass out
Several family members talked about a Facebook posting that Rowlings put out saying that if anything happened to her to tell her children and her mother that she loved them
Barbara Carter, 72, suffered a knee injury and heavy bruising when the gurney she was strapped to broke free as the ambulance rolled over on ice
The crew and their patient were wearing seat belts or were otherwise properly secured, according to reports
