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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Warning signs and a checklist for evaluating patients after a lift assist
Police continue to investigate and have identified a person of interest
Footage from a bystander on scene showed the man refusing to move out of the way of the ambulance and later resisting police officers
Two EMTs and a patient were inside the Bell ambulance when the December 2021 crash occurred
An EMS crew had transported Diana M. Corcorran to a hospital after treating her for a suspected overdose
Shoals Ambulance Service crewmembers were transporting Matthew Markley on March 12 when the incident occurred
Two people were killed in the onslaught; sources say the ambulance may have been donated by the London Ambulance Service
While being treated in the ambulance, Rodney Moore began to fight with personnel as he tried to exit the rig
Joseph Giovannone was being transported in a South Plainfield Rescue Squad ambulance when it hit a railroad bridge
The students all “experienced severe sickness within minutes of each other”
Investigators say that the responder was working in an ambulance at the time and that there may be more victims
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss a recent guilty verdict in the case of a former nurse who made a fatal medication error on the job
The new Prodigy EMS medical director discusses psychological safety in the classroom, just culture and systems thinking
The patient had recently moved to an address that was flagged as a threat due to a previous resident, the lawsuit claims
A Salina woman who was reported to be in a distressed mental state was arrested and charged with battery
Jamie M. Doyle, 56, was able to speak with officers and paramedics with a small screwdriver lodged in his upper chest
The 2022 ESO EMS Index also showed an increase in stroke assessment performance, and that most patients were transported without lights and siren
Nathan Walsh, 35, allegedly tackled one provider to the ground and head-butted another so hard they lost consciousness
Steven N. Salzman, 58, was charged with aggravated battery after reportedly striking a medic in the chest while being treated at the hospital
Police said the woman was also carrying a bullwhip and a knife
In this video, risk management expert Gordon Graham discusses the importance of first responders staying vigilant to keep themselves protected from COVID and other pathogens
Jeremic Medina-Dorta, 27, was engaged in a struggle against an EMT, a paramedic and a police officer when he grabbed the officer’s weapon and fired
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In this tip, Gordon Graham reminds first responders not to go on autopilot when it comes to completing training requirements, because “lives depend on it”
Renovo Fire Department Chief Jimmy Ray Risley has been arrested
Manuel Corona died at Lewis Prison, known for a 2004 hostage standoff and reportedly broken locks on cell doors
The 61-year-old was charged with second-degree assault for the alleged attack
Some states lacked specific recommendations for things such as cardiac arrest resuscitation and when to stop
The Dallas Police Department finished reviewing a public integrity investigation that cleared Brad Cox
The sheriff plans to meet with members of the Morgan County Volunteer Firefighters Association
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