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.
Four agencies explain how they’re keeping their communities up to date on COVID-19, give advice on when to call 911 and how to avoid taking COVID-19 home or back to the station
Use this set of frequently asked questions about N95 masks and COVID-19 safety gear to educate interagency colleagues, plus friends and family
Sorting through the maze of public health information overload and overlap
A spinal fluid test came back positive over the weekend for a urinary tract infection and staph infection
State Police found materials and equipment to operate a meth lab in a storage building behind Eric Harbour’s house
The student was conscious when medics took him to UPMC Presbyterian in stable condition
As the fair reopened Monday, investigators and the families of the dead and injured were still seeking answers to hard questions
At least two of the victims had serious respiratory complaints or complaints of burning eyes, said Sacramento City Fire Department Assistant Chief Niko King
Bryan Stow is awake, breathing on his own, can move slightly and has been able to interact with his family
Charles Black, 54, suffered a fatal heart attack after transporting a patient inside his apartment
Jonathan Bowers, 31, of West Jordan, had been an EMT with Gold Cross for six years at the time of his death
Louie Sanchez, 28, and Marvin Norwood, 30, entered their pleas to charges of mayhem and assault and battery
State police Capt. Eric Janis says Thursday that 19 people were treated at three Binghamton-area hospitals after the Wednesday night accident
Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood, who are friends and neighbors in Rialto San Bernardino County, are charged with mayhem, assault and battery in
Most of the injured were taken to a nearby hospital; one child was transported by helicopter
Giovanni Ramirez was never charged, and on Wednesday his attorneys filed court papers asking a judge to order his release
Daniel Trey Horne, 23, was arrested July 15 by Fayetteville police and charged with a felony count of being unlawfully on the hospital premi
The man pulled both father and 6-year-old daughter from the pool and revived them before firefighters arrived
The investigation into the Columnia disaster provides a good model for ways to hold our agencies accountable for safety
Authorities said the two men attacked Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic from Santa Cruz, as he walked in his Giants gear toward a taxi stand with friends
Life flight, ambulances, and ERs are fully staffed in preparation for the heat wave striking the Northeastern United States
Getting an exact count of the injured in the fiery wreck was difficult because some were taken by helicopter to hospitals in the Rochester area while others went by ambulance and some by private vehicle
New charges may exonerate Giovanni Ramirez, who has been the LAPD’s primary suspect
On the issue of armed medics, it’s clear that we are very passionate about the topic, and that there is no clear direction to follow
According to a post on the family’s website, doctors had to do the surgery Monday morning after fluid built up in Stow’s head and prompted a 30-second seizure
Ned R. Florea wiggled his way to the trunk of a Hyundai Tiburon and found a pocket of air that kept him alive as rescue crews and a tow-truck driver frantically worked to get him out
Woman struck several cars, nearly hit emergency workers as she drove through another accident scene and hit a tree
Denise Piccione, 26, was being held Thursday in Clark County jail on $21,000 bail after being charged with trafficking methamphetamine and other charges
Merle Faucette had just left Oak Hill EMS Station 7 when his motorcycle collided head-on with a car
Chatting along with patients and bystanders leads to some uncomfortable and memorable conversations
John S. Shanks, 51, a firefighter in an ambulance and a nurse at a hospital June 18
The footage, aired Monday by celebrity news website TMZ, shows a man walking over to Stow, who is seated, and point at him with his left hand before walking away
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