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.
How to navigate the opioid funding landscape to secure resources for opioid abatement, reimbursement and remediation expenses
We owe it to ourselves and our families to understand and use the PPE designed to protect us from line of duty injury or death
Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent, a grandparent or a beloved babysitter, these items will give you peace of mind
When you become an EMS provider, you agree to act and serve to the best of your abilities to meet the expectations of your community and uphold an ethical code
Maintaining a safe environment during practical stations and psychomotor skill testing
Body armor has become an important piece of protective gear for everyday wear in many agencies, and most medics are more likely to encounter knives than bullets
Members of the Medic (Mecklenburg EMS Agency) Special Operations Team deploy to help anyone in need during protest events
Brewster Ambulance Service CEO Mark Brewster said the agency does not support violence and values safety after being notified of an employee’s Facebook post
The personal risks and magnitude of suffering with the pandemic are something no one should have to face alone
An ambulance responding to a car crash was temporarily blocked from moving by protestors
A medical helicopter was called to transport one person who was seriously injured after an ambulance crash
St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said rioters also blocked fire trucks trying to respond to a fire
Cleveland’s EMS union condemned the attack on the vehicle trying to reach a patient
Capt. Frank Leto, deputy director of the New York Fire Department Counseling Service, outlines how COVID-19 impacted members’ behavioral health, and how the department is meeting their needs
Understanding the sequelae of traumatic asphyxia, strangulation and positional asphyxia
What you need to consider when purchasing UV-C devices for cleaning ambulances to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other pathogens
Chief Gary Ludwig makes plea for fire, EMS personnel to be allowed to safely complete their jobs
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that while he supports protesters, he fears a lack of social distancing at rallies could set back progress
The union condemned those who have “interrupted” peaceful protests and directed violence at firefighters and EMS providers
George Tech Graduate Student Kentez Craig has helped in the production of thousands of face shields and 200 protective intubation boxes
EMS providers know positional asphyxiation can kill, and have a professional and moral obligation to object to it
Rioters threw Molotov cocktails and bottles at agents and set buildings on fire
Denver Health said its EMS providers are wearing ballistic vests and helmets as a precaution
The Minnesota Air Medical Safety Council announced limited suspensions due to increased air traffic and reports of shootings, drones and laser pointing incidents
Protests have reached cities including New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis, Tenn. and Louisville, Ky.
Prevent the spread of the coronavirus and promote provider health and safety with frequent and effective ambulance decontamination
What we can learn about EMS responsibility to intervene from the death of George Floyd
EMS Chief Dr. Mike McEvoy reminds, “There is no other component of the fire service that saves more lives than EMS”
Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department Engineer Vincent Harper is credited with saving his partner’s life when both were stabbed by a patient in October
Washington County (N.Y.) Sheriff Jeff Murphy criticized an Argyle Rescue Squad crew for following a speeding car
Videos show paramedic performing CPR on a man lying on the sidewalk, fires shrouding Lake Street neighborhood in smoke
A woman who identified herself as a Minneapolis firefighter told officers to check Floyd’s vital signs
William Swagger, 25, pleaded guilty, was sentenced with credit for time served and will be on probation for three years
