Safety

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Survey: How do you train to move, assess and treat bariatric patients?

Please take a couple moments to answer these multiple-choice questions, which will help us capture how your agency is staying up to date on training for EMS treatment of bariatric patients

August 12, 2019 12:39 AM

What Paramedics Want

2019 EMS Trend Report: How will EMS advance at current pace of change?

EMS1 and Fitch & Associates take an in-depth look at EMS trends in the U.S. and set a foundation for assessing how the EMS profession is changing

July 19, 2019 02:30 PM

Paramedic Chief Digital Edition

Safety

How to make scene safety a core part of every EMS response

Attacks on EMS providers by the very people we are trying to help are becoming all too common: Review your safety practices and training

July 15, 2019 01:32 PM

Michael Fraley, BS, BA, NRP

Affidavit: Hawaii woman hijacked ambulance, attacked paramedic

March 11, 2009 10:19 AM

Ambulance crashes, killing patient on way to Minn. hospital

March 09, 2009 06:43 AM

Mass. ambulances feature reflective chevron design

March 09, 2009 06:36 AM

Marines: Multiple errors caused SD military jet crash

March 04, 2009 06:22 AM

Ferocious storm responsible for four fatal crashes on East Coast

March 03, 2009 06:59 AM

Sheriff: La. EMT killed in murder-for-hire plot

March 03, 2009 06:42 AM

Man charged with biting off Chicago paramedic’s thumb

March 03, 2009 06:36 AM

Seriously injured paramedic/firefighter back from hospital

March 03, 2009 06:09 AM

Texas EMT/firefighter on a different mission to save lives

March 02, 2009 06:54 AM

NY EMS lieutenant arrested after BB gun shooting

February 27, 2009 07:39 AM

New Airshow to Link Air Medical and Air Rescue Industries

February 25, 2009 04:25 AM

Medical chopper makes emergency landing near Phoenix

February 24, 2009 07:32 AM

Accident involving ambulance kills 3 in Ariz.

February 23, 2009 10:58 AM

A Safety Revolution

February 23, 2009 07:33 AM

Dan White

Official: UK chopper carrying 18 goes down in sea

February 19, 2009 07:33 AM

AEDs

Fitness club sued for non-AED use in NJ EMT’s death

February 17, 2009 07:20 AM

LV medic suffers broken leg after being rear-ended

February 17, 2009 06:35 AM

Destructive winds collapse wall, kills 1 in WV

February 13, 2009 07:06 AM

Federal agency looks to increase safety of medical helicopters

February 09, 2009 05:45 AM

Shooting death puts NY EMTs on alert

February 09, 2009 05:22 AM

LA ambulance carrying crash victim gets into accident

February 09, 2009 04:52 AM

SF paramedic/firefighter battling for his life after house fire

February 06, 2009 12:19 PM

2 Pa. ambulances damaged carrying the same patient

February 06, 2009 07:51 AM

Pa. ambulance EMT dies after suffering heart attack mid-transport

February 05, 2009 08:43 AM

Continuing on with Functional Fitness

February 05, 2009 07:21 AM

Bryan Fass

Colo. Medevac firms say they’re on the cutting edge

February 05, 2009 06:16 AM

EMS Advocacy

Daughter’s death in Ind. copter crash drives push for new rules

February 04, 2009 12:19 PM

Fire-EMS

IAFC announces 2009 Safety, Health and Survival Week theme

February 04, 2009 10:37 AM

Most air ambulance crashes due to rule violations, report says

February 03, 2009 06:00 AM

Ice paralyzes emergency response in Mo.

February 03, 2009 05:04 AM

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.