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.
Concealed carry training implications after two paramedics are shot on duty and one returns fire
Violent incidents in NYC and Arkansas are grim reminders that medics are regularly threatened, attacked and harmed by the people they have been called to assist
The paramedics were taken to the hospital as a precaution; the car’s driver was taken to a hospital for unspecified injuries
The driver of the SUV fled after the crash and the patient and two medics are being treated for minor injuries
They could find no mechanical reason for the malfunction; it may have been caused by human error
A faulty exhaust gas temperature sensor can cause the engines to stop and not be restarted for at least an hour
Of those accidents, 70 percent of the time the ambulance wasn’t running lights and sirens
The decomissioned ambulance was being used to haul dive equipment and rolled backward down a boat ramp
Until the county can find long-term sites, 16 EMTs and paramedics will temporarily relocate
The baby made a “horrible gasping noise” as several of her ribs were broken and there was damage to her lungs
The boy swallowed a camera battery and died after suffering cuts to his esophagus and gastric irritation
Tractor trailer rigs can be seen piled up with passenger cars smashed in between in this fatal wreck that authorities say was caused by a dust storm
Although the medic was driving the ambulance to an emergency, policy says to stop at red lights and look both ways
Both volunteers are still in critical condition after being thrown while treating a patient
On Sunday, three people remained in the hospital days after the Vortex suddenly started spinning as riders were getting off
Daniel Delgado, 31, allegedly punched a paramedic in the chest and Hector Moreno, 24, reportedly ran from across the street and tried to punch another paramedic
The family’s cousin was arrested and admitted to the slayings
An ambulance was on the scene immediately, and two of the injuries appeared serious
Her father John Dickinson, 70, and Sandra Sova, 62, were in the back of the ambulance treating a patient when they were hit by an oncoming car and tossed
The boy, who is still being treated at a hospital, recalls the moment of terror and feeling a sharp pain in his stomach
Two hospital workers and a pilot died Tuesday when the helicopter crashed en route to pick up an ailing child
The children were treated for cuts and scrapes; the shooting occurred while police visited the school for Red Ribbon Week
The paramedics in the ambulance and the driver of the truck were not injured
Witnesses dashed to the crash scene, trying to pry open the passenger-side door to get the occupants out
One EMT is in critical condition and the other was taken to the hospital to get checked out
Emergency crews had to bring in special equipment to access the crash site because of the muddy conditions
The EMT was punched repeatedly and thrown across the ambulance before the drunk patient fled
There were no reported injuries but the ambulance was severely damaged
EMT’s say she ‘ran out in front’ of the ambulance and the driver tried to swerve around her
She was with a group hiking when she lost her balance and fell; she sustained severe head injuries from the fall
