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.
The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability
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The unions are lashing out after an officer who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run waited for nearly 20 minutes for an ambulance
One of the officers had to be hospitalized after the attack
Three people were hurt critically
It took nearly an hour from when the officer was hit to arrive at the hospital
The ambulance was reportedly completely destroyed in the incident
Officials say the site must now be secured as the it is too unstable to continue rescue efforts
The small jet was diverted to an airport better prepared for such a landing; the plane landed without incident
Fire Chief: It’s not uncommon to find bystanders unable or unwilling to do CPR, but this was unique
Regardless of how good your intentions are, yelling “Calm Down!” in someone’s ear never, ever helps
Another person responsible for the shooting was sentenced to 60 years in February
The bill would allow EMS in counties with fewer than 50,000 people to carry guns
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Many believe previously shut down trauma centers are key to helping alleviate the effects of city-wide gun violence
The mother and her two baby girls are okay and are recovering in the hospital
The expert says he was able to reproduce a key to access the security boxes; the company is investigating the claim
The efforts likely saved the patient who was suffering from cardiac arrest
Half of the fleet is reportedly over “retirement age” and has drawn criticism from the community
At least 28 fans were injured when more than a dozen cars piled up
Some people were forced to stay at a nearby fire station
The man ‘staged’ firearms to kill first responders; he is also charged with setting the fire
Wesley Hostetter was affiliated with Lack Tuscarora EMS in East Waterford
The man was a diabetic and had ingested methamphetamine
The 11-year-old girl is the fourth to die after her father and two of her three sisters were also killed
At least one campus entrance was also closed
Some say smartphones and pagers are a better alternative to using sirens
The Coast Guard is searching for the family, which includes children under eight-years-old
Matt Deicher believes minor steps can prevent crashes like the one that paralyzed him
The medic allegedly refused field sobriety tests and was taken to police headquarters
The teen was throwing snowballs at a friend when he fell off the chair, clinging to it before falling
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