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.
Learn how to put structure to your patient safety program while changing the culture and measuring progress
Learn how to utilize hospital outcome data to evaluate chemical sedation, including ketamine, benzodiazepine and anti-psychotics
The first 10 minutes of an MCI considerably impact emergency operations and survival.
Training in keeping the aggressor calm is the best way to deal with potentially violent situations
Suspect robbed volunteer paramedic and his son at gunpoint while they worked at a factory
Lauren Brown, 55, was heavily armed with a half-dozen guns in his house, police said
Safety recommendations include banning crewmembers from using cell phones for non-operational use and improving training
Both officers were in their squad when the vehicle struck, causing extensive damage
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The old ways of lifting and moving patients can really hurt EMS providers and cut short a promising EMS career
The NTSB will gather Tuesday to give a cause for the accident in August 2011 that killed four people
One person is in custody over the incident
“The only reason I am sitting here today is by the grace of God”
Having a positive reaction to a Mantoux test requires further investigation
The National EMS Memorial Service recognizes EMS providers who their all
The 65-year-old patient ultimately died three minutes after medics arrived
The man was trapped for over an hour
Stray electricity was running through the water and gave her nerve damage
She was found by her older sister with a can of compressed air still attached to her mouth
Although normally used on criminals, the man thinks it’ll help track and keep those with Alzheimer’s safe
The bus driver can be seen pushing a special-needs child off the bus
Orr said its fire and EMS need to get a little respect for the hard work they do
The drug may be causing eye infections
Chief Brian Cummings told the city Fire Commission that he is pulling back an ambitious plan requested by the City Council that would boost the department’s ranks and speed up lagging 911 response times
Officers responded to a domestic violence call at the firefighter’s home
All three ambulances reported to be out of service at the time of the hit-and-run that seriously injured the officer
Some hail that pelted the area was as large as baseballs
The woman were able to drive away from the fast-moving flames
The ambulance has its siren and lights on, but the driver in front of him refuses to move
The vehicle was found three hours later with no damage
The student hopes the gel can be used in the military
The firefighter was walking behind the apparatus when it backed up and ran over him