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.
Any EMS provider can improve their patient care and assessment by thinking like a remote-area medic
The top of your head needs protection; where does your agency stand?
Kate Boyd Dernocoeur contemplates the art and science of prehospital care, and how streetsense enhances the skills learned in EMS training
Police warned residents to take precautions after a man dressed as an EMT claimed to be performing a wellness check at a residence
First responders know holiday-related injuries are rampant this time of year; share this downloadable safety graphic and PDF with your community to help prevent as many as possible
Routine vaccination is essential for protecting individuals and communities from influenza during the pandemic
New York Fire Department EMS Chief Lillian Bonsignore credits the support and encouragement she received from the women in her life for her success in emergency medicine
FDNY EMT Nicholas Cody suffered nerve damage after being bitten on the shoulder and slammed into an ambulance door
In a 48-hour period, six people in Massachusetts were taken to the hospital after sticking their hands in snowblowers
Protect your crew, your patients and yourself by limiting your infectious disease exposure risk with PPE and best practices
From mumps and measles, to the plague and Ebola, it is critical EMS is aware of the outbreaks, syndromes and conditions on the radar of public health
California Highway Patrol said a driver failed to look before hitting an ambulance with a medic and firefighter inside
The report on the Ohio crash that killed three in January said employees felt pressured to take flights despite dangerous weather conditions
Google spinoff Waymo released a 14-minute training video instructing emergency personnel how to handle their automated vehicles
The Buckle Up for Life Safety Lab will travel around Austin and serve as an interactive training center for families
The helicopter landed safely in a field in Maine after experiencing mechanical problems
The suspects who fired into the crowded backyard are still unknown and at large, police say
The 19-year-old Michigan man reportedly called 911 for assistance while having a bad reaction to acid, then became aggressive with first responders
The FDNY notified EMS providers of the threat in a bulletin Tuesday following a string of threats and attacks on NYC EMTs and paramedics over the last few weeks
EMS personnel responded to a South Carolina home where a man threatened them and a responding deputy with a knife
A rash of assaults on paramedics in Portland has lead the city’s 911 contract to mandate defense training for more than 500 employees
The PSA, which was created nearly a month after an EMT was viciously attacked, talks about the consequences of assaulting EMS personnel
The London Ambulance Service tweeted that there were no patients in the ambulance, but that endangering the crew was “unacceptable”
The lawsuit claims an Air Methods helicopter went on 51 flights after the company was notified by the FAA that the copter’s pitot tubes were “severely corroded”
The union representing Superior North EMS personnel says paramedics need more protection, as increased drug and alcohol use have heightened the danger for responders
Learn how providers can increase their visibility and awareness of approaching hazards in the field to identify potential risks
Using restraints to protect a patient from harming themselves or providers is not new to EMS, but the circumstances are
When crews arrived on scene, Caycey Donivan Douglass Dicks became irate and began yelling at responders
This unfortunate incident is an opportunity to educate law enforcement partners on things like patient restraint, scene safety and policy
NFPA’s John M. Montes, NREMT, examines how ASHER programs help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from active shooter incidents
Training and experience are instrumental to keeping EMTs, paramedics safe from violent attacks
“Mayor de Blasio, you need to do more to protect the men and women who protect and serve this city,” said EMS Union Local 2507 president Oren Barzilay
First responders at King’s Daughters Medical Center are able to scan a patient’s driver’s license using Backline and access six months of patient medication history
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