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.
EMS providers know positional asphyxiation can kill, and have a professional and moral obligation to object to it
Prevent the spread of the coronavirus and promote provider health and safety with frequent and effective ambulance decontamination
What we can learn about EMS responsibility to intervene from the death of George Floyd
Vastly different water levels are making boat rescues difficult for firefighters
A look at how to think and act smart during an extreme weather situation
Students were doing a rendition of the viral hit when the stage collapsed beneath the weight
Some ambulance crews faced 7-hour wait times to offload patients
One of the train cars is leaking butadiene, a flammable, colorless gas with a mild aromatic odor
After an upset couple said an EMT refused to speak to them in English, health officials say that should not be required
The 19-year-old was trying to impress college recruiters with his athleticism
Three large merging weather systems are expected over a densely populated region, experts predict at least $1 billion in damage
The man pulled up alongside the ambulance brandishing a pistol and firing at least one shot
Officer managed to chase down robber after being shot in chest
The teenage student had accidentally swallowed a fake ice cube while on the bus home
The paramedic was helping the woman’s husband when she threw the knife
Robot climbs over wooden blocks, jumps while maintaining its balance, and climbs up stairs
Our focus on addressing scene safety first can sometimes lead us to let our guard down once we’ve entered the scene
The paramedics saw the attack as the woman’s boyfriend repeatedly attacked her with a kitchen knife
The Antioch Rescue Squad is also being fined for staffing ambulances with unqualified personnel
Canadian police traffic officers have set up a two-ton, three-screen driving simulation at a local mall for the public to use
The Novartis flu shots may have small particles that could cause adverse reactions
Firefighters had to extricate a woman who was stuck in the wreckage
The ambulance had its emergency lights on, but no sirens when the crash occurred
The firefighter was taking a backboard out of an ambulance when a car drove by, causing the injury
New initiative aimed at protecting paramedics and EMTs would increase penalties for assaults committed against them
Investigators say speed and rainy weather may have been factors in the crash
The woman was sunbathing when a pickup truck drove over her head
Glass from the explosion acted like flying knives and cut the 10-year-old from head to toe
The suit will be resistant to hazmat and grant superhuman strength
The medic was in the middle of a very important Jewish wedding ceremony when his pager went off
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