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 the facts about dry drowning, the symptoms, and how to keep your child safe
Why post-crash care matters: 42% of patients alive at EMS arrival die later
This curated list of songs maintains the perfect tempo to guide your CPR compressions, ensuring you’re prepared to act swiftly and effectively in emergencies
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
Regional Paramedical Services stated one of their ambulances was involved and offered thoughts and prayers to those involved
EMS1 tours Horton ambulances equipped with a new restraint system
While first responders were helping victims of a crash, another vehicle hit the ambulance with so much force that it knocked it over, MEDIC said
U.S. EMS agencies have been ordering options that make rigs safer and more comfortable for providers and patients
Firefighters said they have been threatened with pipes and broken mops, hit with rocks and physically obstructed from administering care or responding to a fire
Hillsborough County deputies say the EMT got out of his vehicle, walked to the open driver’s side window of the other man’s car and punched him
Emergency responders worked with family members to rescue the teen while simultaneously performing CPR, but efforts to revive him failed
Lachelle Jordan told police that Michael Stennett often followed her in his personal vehicle while she was on duty, and also waited outside her home
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
You can protect others, but what about yourself? Make sure you’re personally ready in the event of an emergency so you can assist others in their time of need
Karen Owens shares insider tips for training to treat pediatric athletic injuries, some of which may surprise you
Universal Ambulance Services “began an investigation immediately,” said General Manager Duncan Walker
An AMR crew had the rig’s lights and siren on when another vehicle struck
EMSA crewmembers did not speak to the woman before the assault
“It is a relief to finally have justice,” said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507
Miguel Nieblas Ontiveros faces charges stemming from a 2022 transport of a 76-year-old fall victim
The FDNY veteran also volunteered with the Huntington Community First Aid Squad on Long Island, where her namesake street is
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
The patient and two Ambitrans EMS providers were injured
A Long Beach EMS provider fell asleep early Sunday while driving an ambulance to a call and crashed the rig into a power pole
After being transported to a hospital, tech executive Bob Lee died
