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.
Scenario: EMS work through resuscitation and management strategies when they respond to a call for pediatric drowning and find the child in cardiac arrest
With unscrupulous manufacturers selling defective masks and citizens donating ‘homemade’ efforts, public safety agencies must establish face mask guidelines
Firefighter-paramedics rapidly implement new ideas to curb infection
Seconds after he hit man, medic tried to resuscitate him without success
The Windseeker ride at Knott’s Berry Farm stalled stranding the riders
Rescuers searched mountains for three hours only to find the safe travelers uninjured
The inventors strap a camera to the backs of Madagascar hissing cockroaches
Marcia Frederick of the Columbus Police Department died after vehicle she was driving collided head-on with ambulance
Tractor-trailer rear-ended ambulance after ambulance suddenly turned right, as if to exit interstate and ascend ramp the wrong way
The ad aims to encourage UK residents to learn first-aid
The study raises concerns on time-consuming scripted questions dispatchers must ask before giving CPR instructions
The EZ Life Rescue System is designed to make patient transportation less strenuous on firefighters
Hospitals are so full that elderly patients are being discharged in the middle of the night and routine blood tests are being conducted at 3am
Dontay Martin was one of the four people in the car that conducted a drive-by shooting of an ambulance
Staff members say patient violence stemmed from drug and alcohol are a major concern
The Indian media group believes its important for journalists to know the basics to assist before paramedics arrive
The woman became combative and attempted to assault officers with items covered in bodily fluids
Chief among the debate is whether guns would make EMTs and firefighters safer or create more problems
The woman was home alone when she started going into labor and called 911
Taking patient history for elderly patients can reveal actual hunger or risk factors for going hungry
The boy was at home with his parents, who are both city employees, when he picked up a gun and shot himself
Despite a probable increase in heroin use, officials say heroin-related deaths have seen a steep decline
Galway residents say the service will send the wrong message to tourists
The Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore and Motor Vehicle Administration have created a video encouraging drivers to not text and drive
Ambulance was taking stabbing victim to hospital with family members following when car opened fire on both vehicles
Incident is being referred to as common case of work-induced fatigue for rural medics in Canada
Paramedic was answering emergency call on her own when allegedly drug-addled teens forced their way into cab
The improvements will help balance the work between firefighters and EMTs
It’s nice that Md. has law in place to help keep responders safe, but no piece of legislation will protect us at moment of truth
Police released footage to show dangers of failing to obey Md. move-over law
The new ambulance is designed to get in and out of remote areas like power lines, bike trails and beaches
The task force will be trained to identify homes with potential hoarding-related hazards
Ambulance was taking patient to hospital when another car sped by, firing at it and following car
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