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.
While we don’t know what we will wake up to on Nov. 6, we must focus on professionalism, choosing to help, not acting as accelerant
The resolution seeks to clarify the collaboration between police and EMS when a patient is irrational, combative and extremely violent
The critical thinking behind every EMS call
Share these fireworks injury prevention tips with your community to promote safe celebration
Learn how to assess for deficiencies of a patient’s 3 Ps: pump, pipes and plasma
The two ambulance companies were allowed to serve the same area due to one of the agencies being understaffed
A new video shows how to properly don PPE, plus fact sheets cover face mask do’s and don’ts and how to wear a respirator
How to stick to health-focused resolutions amid the pandemic
Nearly one-third of public safety personnel do not get a department-issued face mask, plus other key findings from nearly 4,000 survey responses
Officials said a bottle of potassium cyanide was found at the scene of a suspected suicide where first responders began feeling unwell
Protect EMS providers while preventing the unnecessary depletion of already diminished PPE supplies
Virginia Beach Fire Chief David Hutcheson said one firefighter was kicked and one was shoved, but bystanders didn’t interfere with care to the crash victim
Non-punitive near-miss reporting can prevent serious injury or line-of-duty deaths by relying on the group’s collective experience
Marion County Fire Rescue urged motorists to stay alert and yield for emergency vehicles after the rig was struck while transporting a patient
Fire officials addressed the increased scrutiny of military-style equipment in public safety, saying the vehicle would only be used to save lives
EMT Dawson Rice, 21, suffered ruptured organs and multiple fractures after being struck while assisting crash victims
NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, extends his gratitude to EMS providers during the NEMSMA Annual Meeting at Pinnacle
EMS1 and Fitch & Associates take an in-depth look at EMS trends in the U.S. and set a foundation for assessing how the EMS profession is changing
The EMS Leadership Round Table tackles community messaging, public health funding and caring for the caregivers at the Virtual Pinnacle Leadership Summit
Check-in on how you and your partner are functioning during difficult calls, and learn when and how to take a productive break
New Bedford EMS officials say strict PPE and infection control protocols have paid off in limiting its providers’ exposure to COVID-19
The testing serves a dual purpose of helping guide fire departments’ safety measures and helping paramedic students gain experience
The EMT is accused of failing to yield to a pedestrian, failing to stop at a stop sign and failing to exercise due care
Austin EMS Association President Selena Xie said crews are responding to back-to-back calls and being pressured to “expedite”
St. Petersburg fire union officials voiced concerns about the safety of firefighters and paramedics responding to some calls without police protection
First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter said mourners outside a funeral home in the Gresham neighborhood were fired upon from a passing vehicle
Attorneys for the 19-year-old shooting victim’s mother say the city had no plan for delivering emergency services to the zone before allowing it to be occupied by protesters
The family of Hirschell Fletcher Jr., who died after an assault in 2016, will be allowed to continue their lawsuit against the two firefighter-medics
11 were transported in private vehicles to local hospitals
The woman, who is also accused of kicking a police officer and attempting to spit on first responders, was arraigned last week in relation to the May incident
Police say an intoxicated man assaulted the EMS providers and broke the window of a squad car
Some first responders in the Quad-Cities are reporting an uptick in calls requiring extra PPE
