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.
FDNY EMS Chief Lillian Bonsignore says “any and all options” are on the table to prevent a lag in response times due to the spread of COVID-19 among members
LA County Fire Department rapidly implements a COVID-19 exposure tracking system based on community paramedicine to measure personnel risk
Well-intentioned homemade cloth masks won’t protect EMS providers from COVID-19 and may increase risk of viral infection
The crash happened when the approaching truck veered across a street’s center line in Lafayette
Some responders say they feel that they, like law enforcement, should be able to exceed the speed limit when necessary
The National Transportation Safety Board is urging all states to impose total bans except for emergencies following recent deadly crashes
Man was shot by a state tropper after a standoff with police at the Piscataquis County Fairgrounds
One of the wounded boys was in critical condition Monday night with a bullet embedded in an organ
The trucks involved included four tankers containing gas, crude oil, milk and chemicals
Woman with first responder training used some of her lessons to treat man before medics arrived
The gunman was not a student at Virginia Tech, the scene of the deadliest gun rampage in modern U.S. history in 2007
Boy noticed the driver acting strangely from the moment he picked up the students
The nationally representative survey questioned more than 6,000 drivers in November and December of 2010
A campus-wide alert told students and faculty to stay inside and lock doors
The medic and his partner, both in their 30s, and two female patients, one of them in her 40s and another in her 60s, died inside the unit
In two of the cases last month, hypodermic needles pierced the skin of customers
PENMAN can be quickly recalled for incident or patient size-up or assessment
Deputy Caleb Sickinger and Benjamin Charles Poston, 61, of Roberts, were both responding to a report of a down power line
When it comes to EMS standards on safety and ethics, it is important that there are overall guidelines every team member follows
There have been at least nine reported instances of people having seizures during “Breaking Dawn”
Medic pulled over and found with a variety of pills and a plastic bag that appeared to contain a “white powder” drug
Humanitarian group was ambushed by four men waving machetes and sticks
The students were divided into groups and asked to work on one of four problems related to binge drinking
As boy waited for the ambulance unbearable pain took over and it felt like he didn’t have lips
Gusts were blamed for toppling semitrailers and causing trees to fall on homes, apartment complexes and cars
Pizza deliveryman, who suffered cuts on both arms during rescue, is working his way through community college
EMS1 interviewed Ron Thackery, Vice President of Professional Services at AMR, for his take on EMS safety culture
Death follows 1999 incident where boy, 2, succumbed to hot temperatures after being left for 5 hours on bus from Pee Wee Wisdom Child Care Center
Local wrecker crews will have totaled vehicles on display at local high schools to show students possible result of texting and driving
EMSA looked into citizen complaints against four paramedics in the Alameda Fire Department
Pranks and practical jokes are often defended as core elements in building esprit de corps and maintaining tradition, but they may come at a cost to EMS provider and patient safety
Investigators do not believe there was any kind of mechanical error that led to the crash
Protesters await police raid as city posts final warning notices
