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.
Learn how rehab sectors can identify and treat hyperthermia, ensuring paramedic/firefighter safety during high-temperature incidents
Text-message study links early-morning fatigue spikes, call volume and naps to crew alertness
Emergency response requires increased focus; this is a balancing act when approaching a scene with numerous factors in play
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
Both vehicles were responding to a report of a drowning; the victim was treated by EMS at the scene and was reported as stable
Social media video showed EMS crews and police officers treating the wounded on the Hollywood Oceanfront Boardwalk
Traditional training did not teach medics how to deal with combative family members or how to seek counseling
The Lenoir County Emergency Medical Services paramedic is in stable condition
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the father and teens were going through a relative’s possessions when they found the grenade and the father pulled the pin
Saving lives with coordinated trauma care through pre-planning, training and relationship building
The AMR crew did not know what was in the patient’s bag and could not restrain him so they pulled over and left the ambulance
A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said there were no “visible or obvious” injuries but complaints of pain
Children of the patient killed in the April crash say the EMT failed to maintain control of the ambulance
On Day 2 of EMS Week, we are talking education – both for providers and community members
