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.
Goldfeder, Bashoor, Moore-Merrell, Leeb and other leaders urge firefighters to reach out to elected officials about the importance of National Fire Academy programs
Understand some terms related to paramedic care should a loved one need an ambulance
Field supervisors need to ensure EMS personnel follow infection control guidelines and ambulance decontamination processes
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
Think big and act small, time it right using “commitment devices,” and focus on positive reinforcement and social norms
The James Dyson Award was given to a recent UK university graduate for his device to stop bleeding from knife wounds
Lumberton EMS Paramedic Jordan Quillen surrendered himself to sheriff’s deputies following multiple charges
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the pandemic has exacerbated the need for improved mental health services, saying more than half of Illinoisans reported a decline in their mental wellness
The Georgia Office of Public Safety Support was created after legislation supporting the effort to formalize peer counseling for first responders passed in 2018
Explore ongoing research into fatigue and strategies to both prevent and manage it
The 27-year-old Syracuse man given an appearance ticket for the inappropriate touching
Many EMS departments in the state are already short staffed, and officials say the vaccine mandate will exacerbate the situation
First responders will begin receiving their vaccination booster shots, followed by the elderly and those considered high risk
All healthcare workers in Washington, D.C., must be vaccinated by Sept. 30, with some exemptions available for medical or religious reasons
Bryan Bledsoe: “EMS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers”
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