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.
Learn how ATCEMS identified EMS training goals and implemented an assault reporting function to protect providers from violence
A Maryland paramedic recounts a patient assault, and the emergency services director and police chief detail legal options
Report and commentary from the North Carolina EMS Expo 2024
Police are investigating an ambulance crash that left four people injured, including two paramedics
Kelsey Yates, 23, lost control of her vehicle and hit a drainage culvert, flipping her car and landing upside down
Andreu Emilio Gradeja-Iguardia was being transported in an ambulance when he became uncooperative and started to allegedly punch the medic
St. Joseph County is the second area in the state to use the app, made possible through a partnership between Ind. cities, townships and the 911 dispatch center
Timothy Ovadal, 36, is accused of fondling a patient and exposing himself in the back of an ambulance during a transport
Attacks on EMS providers by the very people we are trying to help are becoming all too common: Review your safety practices and training
The Boston EMS Relief Association aims to raise $100,000 for the two EMTs who were attacked
Dozens of EMTs showed their support and stood in the hallway of the courthouse waiting for hours and speaking with each other before the arraignment
Donna Taylor, 37, was arrested Thursday afternoon on charges that she struck the first responder multiple times and resisted arrest
The bill would change an assault charge from a misdemeanor to a felony
Julie Tejeda, 31, attacked two Boston EMTs while being transported in an ambulance
A case study in opioid overdose complications, management strategies and provider safety
MedStar bike medics are providing treatment to the injured resulting is a dramatic reduction in ambulance and fire calls
The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care
The operational changes made will improve 911 operations resulting in improved first responder safety and the safety of the public
A retired FDNY rescue paramedic clutched onto the agitated man and stayed with him until Port Authority police arrived
According to a criminal complaint filed in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, Angelo Ray, 21, is charged with two counts of battery on a healthcare worker
Jerome Anthony Burke, 52, put up a fight after mistaking one of the EMS personnel for the manager of the store who kicked him out earlier that day
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The new protective gear, funded by a $34,000 state EMS grant, is specifically designed for members to respond to an active attacker situation
A new Florida law will give paramedics responding to situations deemed as high-risk the ability to carry more than medical supplies
A tragic incident in which a NY firefighter was killed by ambulance should have your department reviewing post-accident/incident plans, EVOC and safety courses
Police charged Troy Darin Kendall, Jr. with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and harassment
Speakers from FirstNet Authority and FirstNET at AT&T presented how the national public safety broadband network works, who can use it and four key local agency operational takeaways
Port Jervis Fire Department Firefighter Nicholas McKeon was sleeping in front of the bay doors and was killed after being struck by an ambulance responding to a call
The paramedics immediately radioed for help from police but wrestled the gun away from the man on their own
Know when and how to use the tools in your ambulance to safely transport a patient from their home
Hyrum Nielsen was riding a motorcycle when he hit a tree and was ejected from the seat
Scott Politowski, 62, is charged with battery to a law enforcement officer, battery to emergency rescue worker, resisting an officer and disorderly conduct
Present the following points from the ACS, ACEP, NAEMSP spinal motion restriction guidelines to help EMS students make transport, device decisions
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Twice this spring, the Forest Service has encountered drones while its aircraft have been flying over wildfires
