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.
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Improve safety for you, your crew, your patient and your community with these simple strategies anyone can implement
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Implementing body-worn cameras and body armor to support EMS safety strategy
NAEMT’s National Survey of Violence Against EMS Practitioners identifies training gaps in EMS safety
Wren Nealy Jr., Cypress Creek EMS chief operating officer, relates how BWCs have contributed to personnel safety, QA/QI
These videos demonstrate how to predict scene safety, handle violent patient outbursts and maintain a safe scene on each call
As the State of Colorado eases measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we take a look at how one community with an early outbreak took aggressive measures to contain the spread of the virus – and emerge stronger than ever.
Ambulance fleet management cost measurement, preventative maintenance to prevent critical failures can extend the vehicle life cycle
Highmark Inc, a healthcare company, donated nearly 40,000 cloth face masks to EMS providers in Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia
Floodwaters rose after the breach of a trouble dam on the Tittabawassee River; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called the major flooding “a historic event”
The NTSB said “inadequate management of safety” led to the crash that killed two flight nurses and the pilot
The law increases the penalty for assaults and requires the annual reporting of all assaults to the state health department
The Wilmington Fire Department plans to buy 60 vests for firefighter-EMTs responding to shooting or stabbing incidents
The CovidWatch research project plans to follow more than 200 front-line workers for six months to understand their work-related risks
The agreement had allowed the 911 center to mark virus patients’ addresses with a respiratory alert flag
Researchers used UV light to show solution left on the skin after treating a simulated patient
At Sun City Center Emergency Squad, where the average age of volunteers is 72, crewmembers take precautions while aiding fellow seniors
Three ways to maintain balance during difficult times and not exacerbate the problem
Scenario: EMS work through resuscitation and management strategies when they respond to a call for pediatric drowning and find the child in cardiac arrest
With unscrupulous manufacturers selling defective masks and citizens donating ‘homemade’ efforts, public safety agencies must establish face mask guidelines
The whistleblower said the agency has refused to send the unused masks to first responders and healthcare workers
The woman was being transported to the hospital after telling police she had injected heroin, officials say
Firefighter-paramedics rapidly implement new ideas to curb infection
Test your knowledge of COVID-19 best practices and up-to-date information
Paramedic Enesha Yurchak, who served as an onsite medical representative at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon, is suing the company after her firing in April
The state’s top public safety official issued a report asserting the 50,000 respirators distributed to first responders were “authentic” after the CDC’s warning
Tips for staying positive and focused on the community during times of high stress
A proposed ballot measure would help the county raise money to replace the system, which has failed more than four times in the last seven months
COVID-19 has added a layer of complexity and concern to the work of America’s first responders
Through sheer force of will by first responders, healthcare workers and the city as a whole, the COVID-19 battle is winding down, but leaves scars
University of Washington Physicians discuss false-positive rates and the work ahead to study COVID-19 immunity
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