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.
From gathering necessities to understanding the hazards once the winds have ceased, these seven steps will ensure your community is prepared for a major storm
EMS lift assists on the rise
What you need to know about lift assist devices, risks, patient assessment and fall prevention
Is your department ready to launch a natural disaster response amid reduced staffing and backup systems?
EMS personnel in Grantsburg were checking on a man lying on the road when he became combative and pulled out a firearm
A Lenoir County paramedic was wounded in the chest and arm while loading a patient into the ambulance
The NBC docuseries follows units in Los Angeles County, highlighting the positivity of the profession but also a problematic safety issue
A car struck a Chicago ambulance, sending it into another vehicle before crashing into a church
‘They’re not ready for prime time': San Francisco fire chief says robotaxis interfere with responses
Robotaxis have run through emergency tape, blocked firehouses and proved almost impossible to move out of the way
Haywood County paramedics uninjured after ambulance rolls down an embankment
Debris found during the search for the vessel “is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger
A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises in the area of the Titanic wreck, which might indicate at least someone is alive on the Titan
Parma Heights paramedics were leaving the scene and were unaware the woman had approached the ambulance in the dark
First responders from Divernon and other locations moved injured people out of the storm that persisted for hours
Two Prince George’s County firefighters were inside their ambulance at an earlier accident
3 boys were killed and their mother wounded in a tragic shooting in Monroe Township
Richmond County EMS officers were on their way to a graduation when they came upon the shooting outside a Richmond theater
Video: Watch as a police officer manages the first critical minutes of a stabbing
8 patients were hospitalized at Denver Health Medical Center
Several patients were in serious and fair condition after what police called a “targeted and isolated” incident
Boulder County rangers say the cows were likely protecting calves in attacks that sent one jogger to the hospital
A Logan County paramedic once worked a 120-hours shift and transports sometimes have a 6-7 hour turnaround time
Knowing how xylazine presents clinically, as well as how it impacts overdose management is important for any provider responding to illicit drug overdoses
EMS Captain Edgar Baez and Lieutenant Alison Russo used to respond to calls together in the Bronx decades ago
“Every recoverable victim was saved,” Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said, highlighting the work by EMS crews
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said the woman crashed the NHT ambulance once then bailed out before the second crash
New Haven firefighters pulled several people from the debris following the partial collapse of a one-story building under construction
Carl Amos was alone when he tried to escape to safety, but he tripped and broke his hip
911 call and radio audio shows how tense the scene was when a Lenoir County paramedic was shot
Gordon Graham recommends responders be vigilant and on the lookout for kids left in hot vehicles during warmer months
First responders in Lowndes County were on the scene of a crash when the car went flying up the ramp of the tow truck
Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service’s says the new helicopter has improved safety features and can carry more fuel, improving response times
We can apply the 5 Es of CRR to distracted driving to better protect our first responders operating on roadways
Both vehicles were responding to a report of a drowning; the victim was treated by EMS at the scene and was reported as stable
