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.
Prevent an ambulance crash: Michael Fraley reviews due regard, distracted driving and clearing an intersection
After seven first responders were killed on roadways in the first 2 weeks of 2020, the key is education, awareness, constant reinforcement and stronger legislation of the “Move Over” message
Snohomish County, Washington, officials describe the EMS transport of the first confirmed 2019-nCoV patient in the U.S.
Medic was crossing the street to get to a parking lot
Behavior of animals prompted safety concerns
Headlines such as ‘crew members killed in air medical crash’ are not new news
Prevent your ambulance from being stolen and potentially causing harm to the thief or others
EMS personnel spoke to driver through window; dragged as he rapidly accelerated
Dog threatened responders trying to aid 70-year-old owner
Balloon picked up by a whirlwind and carried at least 10 feet in the air and over a wall before crashing
Ambulance crossing over a railway was hit by a passing train
Esteban Bahena described as ‘one of those guys well liked by everybody’
Driver might be facing drunken driving charges
Police shot woman wearing a hospital gown Sunday after she stole an ambulance and led them on a chase
These are hazardous environments and should only be managed by persons with appropriate respiratory and physical protection
Volunteers made over 1,000,000 sandbags in order to prevent flooding
Function, fit, and finances should guide your decision on which shoes or boots to wear as an emergency responder
The rescue crew did not enter water to attempt to retrieve a body in light of the sharks
The risk of occupational death is two-and-a-half fold higher for EMS workers, while EMS response is also statistically more dangerous than police or fire
No one was injured in the crash Sunday
Daniel McIntosh had gone to an address to a reported suicide threat
Police started escorting ambulances after a dispatcher was killed; gunmen have pulled over ambulances at gunpoint
An SUV slammed into his ambulance and doctors had to amputate his leg
No longer a Type 2, the second safety concept vehicle was built on a full-sized Type 3 vehicle
16-year-old was restrained on a gurney in the back of the vehicle when he loosened his restraints and jumped
Accused is sent to sent to psychiatric facility for evaluation
Firefighters were attempting to help a cyclist who had been hit by a car
Icy conditions hit Jamestown Area Ambulance
Training coordinator: Drivers must always be prepared for unexpected
Responders believe new policy endangers patients without increasing driving safety
Responder charged with vehicular homicide, failing to yield for pedestrian
