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.
3 EMS lessons from Minneapolis: EMS duty to the patient, even in uncomfortable situations
Conduct a needs assessment to establish how accessories will be used to save time and protect providers
When you become an EMS provider, you agree to act and serve to the best of your abilities to meet the expectations of your community and uphold an ethical code
While giving a traffic update, an SUV was hit by a swerving vehicle, striking the apparatus
Jamie Woode lost her footing on a lift and fell to the ground and hit her head
Two police officers were killed earlier in Nov. when their helicopter crashed while searching for a missing child
Current AHA guidelines recommend medication doses based on weight, but the tape seemed to accurately guess weight of the sample size just nearly half the time
The truck was driving northbound in a southbound lane and hit the ambulance head-on
Paramedics arrived to a call in July to a baby having trouble breathing, who later died in the hospital
The FDA wanted to shut down the pharmacy linked to the meningitis outbreak almost a decade ago
Three children, their uncle, and their grandmother were found in a car with hoses leading from the exhaust into the vehicle
Just as he was pulling the two people out, firefighters stopped to help as they were returning from a conference
Some worry that the new plan will leave calls during the off hours unanswered
Relatives say the man was trying to protect his home with a garden hose; cops say he ignored their orders to move back
Doctors say the family of six could have died had they made the emergency call later
EMS1 columnists offer their views on new products, current trends and what the future may hold
Charlie Beljan had trouble breathing and thought he was going to die
There were at least 30 injuries reported from the three-day storm
The van was driven by an 83-year-old man, with the women suffering serious injuries
A 16-year-old girl is among the injured
The Brooklyn assistant district attorney was reportedly intoxicated when EMTs were trying to put him in an ambulance
Three friends were killed at the scene of the accident, while one is still fighting for his life
The paramedics say they were given the wrong location
The driver’s quick action to call for an ambulance likely saved the 8th-grade girl’s life
The brother and sister were walking to the bus stop when they were attacked by the canines
After drinking the shot, the man said he felt as if he was having a heart attack
The unit was transporting a patient to the hospital when the incident occurred
The mother found the 19-month-old girl hanging unconscious in her bedroom
Health officials had warned earlier this year that Brian Benoit may have tampered with drugs during a six-week period in summer 2011
