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.
FEMA is proposing nearly $1 billion in cuts to grant programs that public safety agencies use to strengthen disaster preparedness
An ambulance is stolen in the U.S. once every 2 weeks … and we are to blame!
From hazard mapping to resource deployment, AI is changing the way agencies prepare for major incidents
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
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
