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 Chief Dr. Mike McEvoy reminds, “There is no other component of the fire service that saves more lives than EMS”
Implementing body-worn cameras and body armor to support EMS safety strategy
NAEMT’s National Survey of Violence Against EMS Practitioners identifies training gaps in EMS safety
Montreal paramedics say their new ambulances have stiff suspensions that can cause patients to be tossed around in the rear cabin
There are going to be some exciting new products introduced this year at EMS World Expo in New Orleans next week
The reported agreement to link dispatch systems still sees crews logging slower response times
The family says doctors kept the 8-year-old boy off the ventilator even though family members said he was moving
No one is believed to have died from the accident
Matthew Packer says that he felt threatened when confronting EMT Paul Frontiero
The Chinese man somehow got it lodged in his body, where it remained for five days
Officials say the firefighter failed to take all steps to get his license back after a drunk-driving conviction in July 2011
The paramedic pulled down his pants in front of her and reportedly rubbed himself against her
Video from television station helicopters showed 4-lane highway virtually disappearing into billowing dust
Security experts say pacemakers can be controlled remotely and “infect” other nearby pacemakers
The firefighter rappelled from the top of an apartment building to reach the man, who was also carrying a child
The 14-month-olds have been transferred to the ICU
Organizers estimate 14 million people, including 9.3 million in California will participate
The man died from his injuries sustained during a Tuesday refinery explosion
Sundland Inc. may not resume making peanut butter for another two months after 35 have been sickened
A quick-acting firefighter was able to push the girl from the 12th floor ledge she threatened to jump from
The airbags have been reported to not deploy or launch metal shrapnel when used
The man would stage crashes and file fake compensation applications to get money
Health officials say people are not calling ambulances when they truly need to
A truck driver accidentally rear-ended the ambulance, causing it to overturn
The girl was mauled by as many as three Rottweilers in her home
A police officer and state trooper were injured after somehow sideswiping each other
The distracted driver said he turned his head away from the road because he thought he saw someone he knew outside
The video is part of ‘The Undeading’ event, a campaign to educate people about the importance of CPR
When paramedics arrived, the dog aggressively prevented them from entering the house
Crew had been treating a patient inside the home and went outside to find their ambulance gone
Threw a beer bottle over the fence after waking up in vehicle, then drove at one of those trying to help him
