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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On this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts speak with Morgan Anderson, an epidemiologist with ImageTrend, about Crew Care, a mental wellness tracking app for EMS
Reduce unneeded red lights and sirens responses, while targeting time-critical emergencies
EMTs were aiding his girlfriend’s unknown medical condition when the man became combative and lashed out
Kevin Hall was found unresponsive in a pickup truck and could not be revived
Also kicked a police officer several times
Tactical medicine medics should be able to treat the team’s full range of injury, from dehydration to musculoskeletal injuries, like sprained ankles
The kids playing in the street were just a few feet away from where the man was shot
Police said Jennifer Hesselbein was loading a patient into an ambulance when a truck hit both of them
The medic noticed that she had no way to get out of her house in an emergency
Police said a 16-year-old boy was driving his siblings to various schools in a minivan that didn’t have any child seats installed and none of the passengers were wearing seat belts
One man had his legs severed and may lose the other from the injuries
Crews say the father had already started CPR on his little boy
The pilot apparently struck a power line while attempting to return to the airport Saturday afternoon
A nearby extinguisher was used to put out the fire and no one was hurt
Officials say the boy was extremely lucky he wasn’t knocked unconscious because he could have drowned
An ambulance responded within nine minutes, following horrified calls to 911 for help
The SUV driver died at the scene and the two medics and their patient were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
The victim works for the an electric sign company and was removing equipment from the sign at the time of the fall
Officials have entered into discussions with its emergency services staff about the possible options to reduce their risk
He shoved two EMTs and took a swing at another after they found him lying in a pool of his own vomit
Virginia State Police say no shots were fired and there were no injuries
There were severe thunderstorms in the area Saturday night, though it was not clear if weather played a role in the crash
Twenty-six people were taken to area hospitals, and one teenager remained in critical condition on Sunday
Three people were taken to a hospital by ambulance and one passenger was airlifted to the hospital, where she later died
The man was pronounced dead on the scene and investigators have not released the victim’s identity