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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The conviction will likely end paramedic Thomas Gatz’s career
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In January, police charged Rudy Falbo, 41, with hindering an emergency rescue - a felony - after his daughter’s Ford Explorer was T-boned by another car
Officials used the incident to underscore the need to install carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with a new state law
Medics attempted CPR on the man who was killed by gunfire near the Occupy Oakland camp
Ambulance crash tragedies like this one are a stark reminder of the danger of ignoring high-risk behavior
Lab said there was no evidence that radiation was released outside the facility, and there was no risk to the public
Police have been told to start evacuating nearby hotels and businesses
The tanker was carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline when it exploded in towering flames
The girl either climbed in or was put in the washing machine Saturday night
Dash cam video from a squad car shows a white female flopping around on the side of the highway screaming for “God to help her”
There is no reason why trauma scissors, Leatherman tools and folding knives need to be carried where potentially violent patients can grab them
Eleven students were arrested and charged in the late-night gathering that blocked the pathway of an ambulance responding to a call to treat a student with alcohol poisoning
The 42-year-old paramedic and father of two was punched in the head, kicked and slammed onto the concrete
Elk hunter Timothy Hix, 32, of Jackson, was listed in good condition after being attacked in nearby Grand Teton National Park on Sunday
After two hikers were fatally mauled in Yellowstone National Park over the summer, officials acknowledge their drive to make visitors “bear aware” is not reaching everyone
A string of deadly accidents has prompted calls for tougher regulation of the tour bus industry
Four juveniles were arrested and one injured in front of Berkeley High School Monday afternoon in connection with a beating and a strong arm robbery, police said
RescueNet Road Safety device is easy to install and can be configured with a wireless RF data transceiver for automatic downloading
Lydia G. Clark, a 2008 Jefferson West High School graduate from Meriden, Kan., had consumed about 16 shots of alcohol
The beaten paramedic was transferred to a rehabilitation facility Tuesday after nearly seven months in hospitals
A lawsuit, filed initially on behalf of Stow and his two children, accuses the Dodgers of creating the conditions that led to the assault
Firefighters investigating the source of carbon monoxide in several connected homes called police after they found a man dead
For a New York City paramedic who had seen it all, the attacks on 9/11 changed everything
The 17-year-old was taken to Longmont United Hospital by ambulance and then flown to Denver Health Medical Center
With violent patents and bystanders, a call that seems to pose no apparent danger can devolve rapidly into one that involves threat
Carlos Charging Elk, 19, of North Platte, allegedly locked his front door and threatened to kill the two emergency responders
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Matt Spence says two people were taken to hospitals in fair condition