Safety

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Pharmacology

Create barriers between patients and medical errors

Implementing a medication administration cross check helped St. Charles County Ambulance District reduce dosing errors and win recognition for its Just Culture

June 03, 2019 11:17 PM

John Romeo

Active Shooter

Rapid Response: Appleton, Wis. LODD highlights need for situational awareness on routine calls

Remember any patient can turn violent, and make a patient assessment/search a part of your situational awareness approach to scene safety

May 17, 2019 12:16 PM

Dan White

Safety

Educate public safety partners about fentanyl protection

Mitigate fentanyl fears with NIOSH guidance and basic PPE precautions

April 22, 2019 01:07 PM

Tim Nowak, BS, NRP

UK woman threatens paramedic with AIDS

November 05, 2008 05:47 AM

Omaha firefighters escape harm when oxygen tanks explode in house

November 03, 2008 05:50 AM

Medevac pilot was told crew didn’t ‘want to drive’

November 03, 2008 05:16 AM

8 sent to hospital after ambulance, car collide in Chicago

November 03, 2008 05:03 AM

Md. Medevac crash linked to pilot error, report says

October 31, 2008 07:30 AM

NTSB seeks faster fixes to air-ambulance safety

October 29, 2008 09:40 AM

Texas EMT sentenced in workers’ comp fraud case

October 28, 2008 08:27 AM

EXPO lecturer stresses roadway safety for first responders

October 23, 2008 11:29 AM

Study: Many Medevac crashes were for non-critical patients

October 23, 2008 07:06 AM

Tower’s lights reportedly on before Ill. Medevac crash

October 23, 2008 06:44 AM

Lives of service and courage recalled during Ill. funeral

October 21, 2008 06:11 AM

Air ambulance flights, crashes are on the rise

October 20, 2008 06:45 AM

Ill. medic remembered as ‘one of the best’

October 20, 2008 06:19 AM

Benefits outweigh risks for air medical crews

October 17, 2008 06:48 AM

Fallen Ill. paramedic ‘a hero to everyone’

October 17, 2008 06:36 AM

Booze fuels jump in attacks on UK paramedics

October 14, 2008 01:11 PM

Ariz. medic killed by chopper blade

October 14, 2008 07:25 AM

Calif. drivers fail to yield to emergency vehicles

October 13, 2008 06:43 AM

Ambulance crashes, patients die in South Africa

October 08, 2008 06:34 AM

Advantages of Medevac transport challenged

October 06, 2008 08:10 AM

Ohio firefighter/EMT, two others hurt in wreck

October 03, 2008 01:02 PM

Keep a Three-Day Emergency Kit Handy

October 03, 2008 12:31 PM

Md. families mourn deaths of 4 in Medevac crash

October 02, 2008 08:54 AM

Implementing Basic Daily Stretches

September 30, 2008 08:41 AM

Bryan Fass

Crashed Md. Medevac lacked advanced equipment

September 30, 2008 07:53 AM

Medevac helicopters under scrutiny

September 30, 2008 07:41 AM

Md. copter fleet grounded while crash is investigated

September 29, 2008 09:07 AM

9/11 health bill opposed by NY mayor is shelved

September 29, 2008 08:40 AM

Calif. governor signs bill to protect exposed responders

September 29, 2008 08:29 AM

4 dead in Md. Medevac crash

September 28, 2008 08:10 AM

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