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.
President Trump and Congress have 7 weeks to support bipartisan opportunities to improve EMS safety, reimbursement, recognition and pay
Recent first responder LODDs underscore the virus’ devastating impact on public safety
Lessons in communication, coordination and safety from an unusual response involving several inmates
Statistics suggest we need better head protection
Think back to the last time you had to physically exert yourself on a call
More than 11,000 deaths were attributed to drowsy driving from 2000 to 2010, but experts say it’s a problem that can’t easily be solved by new laws
No firefighters were injured and the only thing that was damaged was the apparatus doors
No firefighters were injured and the only thing that was damaged was the apparatus doors
Sean Hickman is focusing on getting back on the streets and back to helping people
While working in an infectious environment, taking precautions is key
The helmets also include an adjustable face shield to help protect responders from blood and other bodily fluids they come into contact with
Computer tablets help track each runner at aid station or medical tent
Certain protocols are followed for dispatching police, fire and emergency medical personnel to different situations
Prosecutors decided to file the reduced sexual assault charge “based on further investigation into the effects of the drugs”
The ambulance was responding for a call of a sick woman and reported people were fighting in the road
The paramedics of the Community Emergency Corps are arming themselves with bullet-proof vests and body armor, because they’ve seen more responders being threatened or put in potentially life-threatening situations
The firefighter reportedly told the men to stop and one man yelled to the firefighter that he would “shoot him in the head”
The Butler Area Rural Transit bus was carrying people with developmental disabilities as part of a reduced-free transportation program
The 18-by-20-inch whiteboards can be used by teachers for instruction and used as a shield in an emergency
Jeremy Yancey faces three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of operating a motor vehicle while impaired causing death and reckless driving causing death
Nicholas White, was fired and faces criminal charges for an April 14 incident in which he allegedly was driving an ambulance while intoxicated
What is the cost of a pulled trigger?
Sadly, in the wake of recent events, it seems that it may need to become an option
A man in Germany had to be saved after his attempts to do the viral dance craze went drastically wrong
Man aimed at gun at responders several times before law enforcement arrived
YouTube videos show teens coughing, choking and lunging for water, usually as friends watch and laugh
The company’s own risk plan said its materials were not a fire or explosion hazard
No one was injured, including the patient who was being moved from St. Mary Medical Center to a facility in Montgomery Township for a mental health evaluation
Man aimed at gun at responders several times before law enforcement arrived
The firefighters recounted the April 10 ordeal for the first time during a news conference, detailing how they were able to keep 55-year-old Lauren Brown calm and relay information to police outside
Crews responded to the house at about 1:45 a.m. after a Medic Alert device was activated by the 88-year-old man
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