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.
Be sure to include ample space for sleep, fitness and other critical activities whether you are making improvements or building a new facility
A framework to quality improvement initiatives to solve your safety challenges
While starting an IV or giving someone an IM injection doesn’t hurt you – the provider – a bit, that doesn’t mean it’s the most pleasant experience for the recipient
The ambulance crashed through the basement of a home; the condition of those injured is unknown
One reason for getting the vehicle was an accident in 2012 that involved a string of cars where 10 people died
Two were airlifted in critical condition after neighbors heard the explosion and reported the accident
Done right, deep-fried turkey ends in a delicious holiday meal; done wrong, it ends in a busy day for responders
Over the years I’ve been spat on, punched, bit and had a gun pointed near my face
Police had no immediate information on charges or a possible motive for the stabbings
The report stated that the fire and EMS department keeps its vehicles longer than an ideal 15-year lifespan
First responders and firefighters were busy as vehicles collided like bumper cars after winter weather made traveling treacherous
On the first day she felt well enough to leave her house after a motorcycle crash six months ago, she was struck and killed by a car in the crosswalk
Schoolmates had knocked him off the live wire, and his principal and EMTs performed CPR
Officials say it “happens on a daily basis” and that it’s “not their fault, they just are not paying attention”
There were no patients inside the ambulance at the time of the crash and the wreck is believed to be weather-related
The student is among dozens of defendants in paramedic assault cases being charged now as felonies
The two appeared to be in good condition and were not carrying a patient at the time of the rollover
The idea began after officials learned radio traffic from the Navy Yard shooting had been streamed live over the internet; a fact that forced officials to take a second look at having open channels
The woman was accused of punching and smashing a car window, hitting a 13-year-old who tried to intervene in a dispute and biting a medic who was trying to help her
Two EMTs were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries; they did not have a patient in the ambulance
The life-saving fleet travels over 3 million miles a year and requires over 500 oil changes
Teachers and bystanders jumped into action, including a crossing guard who beat the dogs with a stop sign
Most cases of domestic violence go unreported, but you may see the signs during medical calls
None of the kids were wearing seat belts and two of them were thrown from the minivan
No injuries were reported after the truck slammed into the front end of the ambulance, spinning it around
It is believed the crew didn’t know they hit anyone until a call went out for a pedestrian in the road
No one was injured, but the ambulance is now out of commission