Safety

Fire-EMS

It’s time to talk climate change and its effect on first responders

Deadly California wildfires are latest natural disaster to displace civilians, damage infrastructure and strain fire department budgets

October 10, 2017 02:03 PM

Greg Friese, MS, NRP

Patient Transportation

3 questions raised by private vs. ambulance transport study

A study that finds trauma patients fare better when they don’t wait for EMS to arrive sparks uproar, questions

September 29, 2017 09:45 AM

Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP

Trauma

Poll result: Should shooting, stabbing victims self-transport or wait for EMS?

We asked the EMS1 community to sound off on which option they thought was best; here are their responses

September 28, 2017 11:16 AM

Pa. family to get $5.3M over baby’s injuries sustained in ambulance accident

March 05, 2007 12:26 PM

Preliminary report released on Montana MedEvac crash

February 15, 2007 06:48 AM

Roof crashes in ambulance bay in Pa. hosptial

February 12, 2007 12:33 PM

2 firefighters injured in Wash. ambulance crash

February 12, 2007 05:20 AM

Ambulance hit; Orange County, Calif., patient dies

February 09, 2007 04:27 AM

3 dead in medical plane crash in Mont.

February 07, 2007 04:10 AM

Okla. EMT dies in ambulance crash

February 02, 2007 04:51 AM

Experts say ambulance crashes increasing in Pa.

January 29, 2007 11:51 AM

Medical jet crashes at airport in Pa.

January 26, 2007 04:28 AM

Pa. ambulance involved in crash; patient pronounced dead at scene

January 23, 2007 12:14 PM

Alaskan emergency responders may need to review safety

January 05, 2007 06:20 PM

Pickup slams ambulance, injuring 3

December 29, 2006 04:36 AM

Chicago ambulance crash leaves 3 injured

December 21, 2006 04:50 AM

MedEvac rescues risky business

December 14, 2006 04:44 AM

Helicopter ambulance crews in mourning

December 12, 2006 06:09 AM

3 die as medevac helicopter crashes

December 11, 2006 04:54 AM

Medical helicopter crash kills 3 in Calif.

December 11, 2006 03:59 AM

Vigilance and training, not sirens, protect ambulance crews

November 20, 2006 02:26 PM

Terrorism

Study: World Trade Center rescuers suffered 12 years’ worth of lung loss

August 01, 2006 07:41 AM

Stand Down for Fire Fighter Safety!

June 20, 2006 08:54 AM

Emergency Physicians Want You To Bike Safely This Summer

May 18, 2006 12:40 PM

Colo. ambulance safety thrust in spotlight

May 12, 2006 06:57 AM

MedWatch - The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program

April 27, 2006 01:37 PM

Mass. bill seeks test if blood contacts 2nd person

April 24, 2006 08:20 AM

Older paramedics continue to suffer from decades-old exposures

April 13, 2006 06:38 AM

IAFF Makes Recommendations for Responding to Flu Pandemic

April 12, 2006 11:20 AM

Fla. firefighters learn dangers of electricity

March 31, 2006 12:30 PM

Safe or sorry?; Emergency-vehicle crashes injure others to save lives

March 20, 2006 05:56 AM

More details in asbestos exposure on Australia’s elite squad

March 09, 2006 06:06 AM

NTSB issues full EMS aviation safety recommendations

February 13, 2006 05:36 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.