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.
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Tips for staying positive and focused on the community during times of high stress
COVID-19 has added a layer of complexity and concern to the work of America’s first responders
Agnecy is using the threat of zombies to encourage better disaster management and preparedness
.40 caliber Glock pistol, spare ammo were placed in trash can; local police investigating
Local police hope the viral footage of the accident will help cut accidents at Lake of the Ozarks
Darrell Krushelnicki pulled in front of a speeding car that was headed for a group of kids
Driver who ran red light: ‘I hope someone can learn the easy way from my mistake’
Ambulance collided with pickup truck at intersection, tipped on its side
Who’s really responsible for $117M award to woman severely hurt in ambulance crash?
Daniel Fernandez stuck his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit a highway overpass
No patients were aboard the ambulance, the drivers suffered non-serious injuries
Responder was heading to a call when she lost control of the ambulance and rolled down an embankment
The driver pulled into an intersection while the rest of traffic was stopped and an ambulance was responding to a call
Chevell Delaune was being transported for a mental and physical evaluation when she unlocked ambulance doors and jumped
Federal health officials say the sickened live in 16 states and the cases started in July
Over the past several months, Honolulu crews have undergone sex trafficking training in a city more prone to victims
Crews had to use hammers and electric drills to free the 6-year-old boy from the 6-inch space
Firefighter-EMT Ben Porter, with the help of two others saved a man in cardiac arrest
Driver saw a man crash into railings and administered CPR after he suspected the man may have had a heart attack
L.A. Fire chief, mayor urge would-be rescuers to call 911 first and think of their own safety after 2 died trying to save a car-crash victim
We need encouragement to operate collision-free, pride and reason to stay in business
Would-be rescuers got shocked when they tried to save the two women who were electrocuted
Ambulance Victoria is defending plan to allow graduate paramedics to respond to cases alone
‘The dirty little secret of EMS... is that paramedics and EMTs are being assaulted at alarming rates’
Darwin Yazzie, 28, showed up at fire station with guns, yelling, ‘Let’s get it on,’ according to witness accounts
‘They’re designing cars for consumers, not for rescuers’
Ambulance makers debate their product, outline the current trends, discuss what the future may hold
SC woman tried to bite deputy during her arrest, said she had taken meth twice that day
2 EMTs on board were not injured
Firefighter Vance Baldwin, 52, 19-year veteran of Boise Fire Department, was heading to ambulance station to respond to medical call
We must have avenue to obtain information, such as HIV-positive status, critical to our own decisions about our health
Ambulance was traveling nearly 60 mph without using emergency lights and sirens when it rear-ended truck