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.
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This year’s EMS Week theme is “We care. For everyone.” How is your agency honoring your service?
You’ve got the requisite emergency response training, but do you have the knowledge to survive a lawsuit?
Fire experts said an electrical problem may have caused a spark
Willimantic Chief Marc Scrivener said the crewmembers restrained the agitated patient in an ambulance, but he broke free
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
Let people know how to stay safe in the sun and heat, in the water and on the road
Poor decisions impact the public trust in the agency and the profession
Kevin Pressley, with the Brookhaven Fire Company, told investigators he deleted the photos after the patient woke up
A man approached the ambulance crew in the rig, wielding a wooden tree stake, and began “smashing windows and trying to assault them”
While tending to a patient on scene, Seattle firefighters were attacked by a double amputee who tried to intentionally slam into them with his motorized wheelchair
The mandate, lifted Tuesday, is being dropped now because the omicron subvariant BA.5 has become dominant, the county’s public health officer said
Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Doug Barfield described the suspects as “two knuckleheads on motorcycles that are just weaving in and out”
“We are currently operating with 60 percent of our current staffing,” said New Orleans EMS Director Dr. Meg Marino
An EMT and two officers were injured, and the suspect faces multiple charges after a fight with cops trying to arrest him
In this tip, risk management expert Gordon Graham encourages first responders to be smart about their use of cell phones while on duty
AMR providers started transporting mental health patients in 2016, and some say their increased contact with people having such crises puts them at increased risk
The author whose work led to death threats in the 1980s was stabbed in the neck and torso; police arrested a suspect
Safety records have improved, and crews have more capabilities, such as putting patients on ventilators and performing blood transfusions
Austin’s 911 Mental Health Diversion Program is getting the right resources to mental health crisis and lowering arrest rates
All three Premier Health crew members had minor injuries, but the helicopter took “substantial” damage, the National Transportation Safety Board said
“We are heartbroken and overwhelmed by grief,” the Florence County EMS department said
A second firefighter who was exiting the apparatus was struck by the suspect’s vehicle
More than 4,300 people gathered at Virginia Credit Union Stadium for the Stafford County public school systems kickoff event for the new school year
The survey questions address lights and siren use with regard to response times, patient outcomes, collision risks, transport time and billing
Bats have been flying around the living quarters of the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District station, and dead bats have been found in an ambulance bay
Autumn Gnad told police she drank at least “a case and a half” of box wine before being transported to an alcohol rehab facility
Lakewood EMS’ STEADI initiative aims to reduce the number of calls related to senior citizen falls
Our co-hosts tackle the week’s top stories, including an EMT who was handcuffed after hitting a cop car with the rig door while exiting to unload a patient
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
The previous director said someone in that role could work on things such as the firefighter cancer surveillance program, the city’s AED program and workplace safety training
EMT Lekia Smith, who was not charged and was treated for minor injuries, has released a statement and hired a lawyer
The AJPlus video covers issues such as funding, dangers paramedics and EMTs face, response times and lengthening travel times to hospitals
