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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From roadside safety, to recommitting to universal precautions, to promoting public health, reflecting on our journey
EMS scenes are as safe as we can make them, but that’s not the same thing as being safe
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, only two states have laws requiring carbon monoxide monitors in schools
All 40 students were sent to hospitals by EMS as a precautionary step, while the one girl who suffered a head injury is expected to make a full recovery
One emergency medical worker suffered a broken leg during the evacuation after jumping from a wall to get to another part of the school
Without violating patient confidentiality, what are some of those crazy cases you’ll never forget? Add your stories to the comments
The passenger plane crashed after trying to land at an airport in the city of Kazan
The injured paramedic was treated and released for injuries suffered in the crash with the tree
They received a 90-day notice from the landlord saying the structure was unsound
Medics were treating a patient with chest pains when the man opened the back doors, tried to climb in, then chased them with the knife
The driver said the young man gave him the finger and yelled racial slurs when he asked him to move; the driver ran over the man’s stomach
Officials say staff are increasingly being abused by patients and their familes
In addition to the loss of a limb and another hand, the woman had bite wounds all over her body
The driver crashed into the ambulance as it was coming out of a parking lot with lights and sirens blaring, and a patient on board
The injured included two young children and a pedestrian
All five people were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries
Crews were struggling with a patient, and troopers responded to the ambulance stopped on a highway
The EMT is expected to make a full recovery; the call was phony in order to steal pharmaceutical drugs
EMS took two people to a hospital for treatment and the ambulance crew was also checked out
The woman faked a seizure while being arrested for stealing a car, and then pulled a hidden gun in the ambulance
The medics and SUV driver that hit them were taken to a hospital; a fire truck and police vehicle were also hit while blocking traffic at the scene
To change the safety culture within EMS, we must address the difference between a patient and an attacker
The medic was punched repeatedly and thrown across the ambulance before the drunk patient fled
It has improved restraints for patients and medics; it also has a finger print ID system to prevent people from stealing narcotics out of the ambulance
The agency is moving quickly to replace 20 defective sensors that can prevent the engine from starting