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.
On this episode, our hosts are joined by the president of the American Paramedic Association who details the collaborative effort behind the vaccine guides with the National EMS Management Association
How to approach high-risk exposures in paramedics previously infected with SARS-CoV-2
Vaccination protects providers, partners, the public and patients from the known and significant risks of COVID-19 infection
Remaining students were either treated at the scene and released to their parents, or were sent back to their classrooms
Joseph Dragojevich, 43, was a 14-year veteran and captain with Lake County Emergency Medical Services near Orlando
Those killed included several children
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A girl spotted the lollipop stick in his mouth and pulled it out of his airway when the friends found him colapsed in the school gym
The child was not injured, but four others were taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries
One of the ill victims was also violent, and five firefighters assisted the paramedic in restraining the man
They managed to smash two windows to gain entry to the vehicle, recline the female victim’s seat and then pull the woman out the driver’s side rear door
The vehicle fishtailed and ran off the side of the road; the EMTs sustained minor to moderate injuries
He was in a lift bucket when he was shocked by a power line; paramedic crews reported that the construction worker died on scene
The crash injured an 84-year-old woman who lived in the apartment; she was taken to the hospital in stable condition and is expected to recover from her injuries
The delivery truck driver was crushed early Monday by a bundle of rebar being unloaded from his truck
Joe Howard, a 10-year Paris EMS veteran, was described as a family man who enjoyed fishing and spending time with his grandchildren
He suffered a fractured skull and was dragged into an ambulance by his partner and driven to the hospital; her rapid response prevented the assault becoming a fatality
They both stood up to shoot a duck; shotgun of unsteady partner discharged sending bullet into victim’s head
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She reached into the cage and her sleeve got stuck; staff immediately started emergency procedures
Police officers said they believe teen was high on drugs; he was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries
The downed power lines sparked a small brush fire, but fire crews were able to knock out the blaze quickly; no injuries were reported
The 8-year-old was on a sidewalk running after the truck, and the driver didn’t see her as she darted in front of the vehicle
One of the EMTs that was injured in the crash is pregnant
While there is no paramedic self-defense training for Chicago medics, EMTs are training elsewhere
No one was seriously injured in the three-car accident crash, but two were taken to local hospitals with neck and back pain
The man allegedly kicked and punched hospital staff and threatened to assault everyone in the ER
William Duffield, 37, died after he lost control when trying to make a left turn; he hit an embankment and his SUV rolled multiple times
When the paramedics tried to get in, a 16-year-old man at the entry gate covered with blood attacked them with what they later described as “superhuman strength”
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