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.
The need for data-driven decisions in managing aggressive patients while ensuring safety and compliance
You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
NOLA EMS Chief Bill Salmeron shares the inside story of how his team handled one of the most intense incidents in recent New Orleans history
The medics were released from the hospital after reportedly feeling “off” and in a “foggy daze” at the scene
The Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program will send a separate team of EMTs and community health workers to nonviolent homeless-related 911 calls
The helicopter pilot and two crew members experienced red, swollen eyes after suffering two laser strikes in one night
At least three of the injured people are students, and three of the four injured were taken to hospitals
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission identified more than 190,000 ED visits due to micromobility products in the past four years
The man was charged with aggravated assault, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, harassment, institutional vandalism and simple assault
When a patient says “I can’t breathe” or “I’m going to die,” you better listen
The coupon will be available for eligible first responders in advance of National First Responders Day
The decision was spurred by a “changing landscape” and more calls that increase the possibility of Portland FFs being involved with aggressive patients and bystanders
The kits are part of the city’s new Safe Chicago program, and are equipped with a tourniquet, gauze, shears, gloves and an instruction manual
A study from Florida Atlantic University found IM ketamine administration increases ED intubation rate 5.75-fold for patients testing positive for cocaine
Lab analyses showed two of every five fake pills containing fentanyl contained a potentially lethal dose of the drug
EMS crews are being left without DOC escorts to protect them when they enter the jails, the union says
The man walked toward medics with the hatchet, then threw the hatchet at the ambulance, police said
The father, who faces assault charges, felt the paramedic was not taking his high school son’s injuries seriously enough
The emergency use authorization for the monoclonal antibody therapy has been expanded to include prevention for those exposed to COVID-19
Atkins Firefighter-EMT Tara O’Connor spent 20 years seeking a diagnosis for her condition, and she hopes her story raises awareness
A vehicle hit two fire trucks and then a lieutenant with Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Squad 65 who was on foot
Douglas Gimson, 32, of Hampton, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy in Superior Court of Hunterdon County
Detailing grant programs that focus on an agency’s specific needs as it navigates through an ongoing pandemic and budget shortfalls
The chief officers, firefighters, EMTs and paramedics who responded to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol describe responding to the ill and injured
The city is the only government employer in Hawaii that does not allow weekly testing for workers who decline to be vaccinated and are not also exempt for religious or medical reasons
A report from England’s public health agency suggested the mu variant might be as resistant to vaccines as the worrisome beta variant
Fort Wayne City Council met with Three Rivers Ambulance Authority to determine why the agency is unable to meet the needs of the community
Readers share how they’re reacting to the grand jury indictment of two Colorado paramedics following the death of Elijah McClain
In the video, department members recall stolen supplies, being spat on while treating the injured
EMS attorneys Stephen Wirth and Douglas Wolfberg discuss the legal analysis of the charges brought against Colorado firefighter-medics in the Elijah McClain case
The bill aims to eliminate the down payment and monthly mortgage insurance premium requirement for first responders buying their first home
Assailant fled from a car crash before attacking the EMS captain inside his parked SUV
Use of PPE and following infection control practices, especially during aerosol-generating procedures, credited for low rate of on-the-job infection
