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.
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
There is more than one way to make an impact on your friends’ and neighbors’ wellbeing
EMT Stephen Walsh’s death sparks a call to action for wellness initiatives and the reevaluation of long-standing shift structures
Las Vegas police are investigating after the EMS provider said he was shoved to the ground by a man who said “Jews are not going to exist anymore”
Urge your representatives to pass the Prevent Bleeding Act, to expand access to bleeding control kits
Video shows the EMT throwing the man to the ground after reportedly being punched by him
Each of the more than 150 kits to be donated contains a Jaws of Life tool, portable lighting, electronic road flares and more
EMS, fire and police representatives testified before the committee saying ketamine is important for first responders’ safety
Organizers say the tests will both keep attendees safe and help health officials understand how many asymptomatic people may be attending large events
The Onslow County medic suffered smoke inhalation trying to save equipment from the burning rig
Other bills still up for consideration include one increasing penalties for assaulting first responders and one that aims for more police accountability
With skills, preparation and clear expectations, EMTs and paramedics can facilitate productive conversations with bystanders at an incident
Greenville County Sheriff’s officials say there was a young child in the truck where the woman was reportedly passed out
The petition comes three years after civil rights investigators found Hennepin Healthcare paramedics were sedating people at the request of police
Ethan Lutz was a college student working as an EMT deployed to New York during the COVID-19 crisis; as he watched the city grapple with the PPE shortage, he came up with an idea to make providers safer in the future
Police said the paramedic was rendering aid to the man after he intentionally struck his head on the partition of a patrol vehicle
As the winter’s surge of coronavirus cases overwhelmed Los Angeles hospitals, EMTs like Michael Diaz were forced to take previously unthinkable measures
Police said several dozen shots were fired and three patients were “maybe critical”
The suspect is accused of pointing the officer’s own gun at him and pulling the trigger
The bill would carry a minimum mandatory sentence of 30 years for killing federally funded law enforcement members, firefighters and EMS providers
Why administration of normal saline off-duty constitutes possession and delivery of a controlled substance
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe’s “Gaffen Tötet,” or “Gawking Kills,” campaign warns of the penalties for interfering with emergency operations
How many tragedies in public safety are assigned a proximate cause, when the real problem lying in wait is a grossly fatigued employee?
Witnesses said they heard an explosion and then saw a man in the street firing at people
Police said children as young as 9 were involved in the fight where people were swinging baseball bats and golf clubs
You cannot make the right decision if you are addressing the wrong issue
EMS crews at the station began treating the crash victims but could not access an ambulance due to the damage
Deputies said blood began to pour out of the EMT’s nose after he was kicked in the face
“The First Step Program” will offer individuals an opportunity to get help without the fear of arrest or having to worry about a lack of health insurance
Four people were transported to the hospital, two of whom were in critical condition
EMTs were checking on the man when he suddenly “punched the gas” and dragged the firefighter with his car, police said
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