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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An internal survey by Austin-Travis County EMS found that 22 communications employees said they had been verbally assaulted and 132 field medics said they had been physically assaulted
The 16 people injured in the crash were all transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
Benjamin Shorb, 25, was charged with aggravated battery of a government employee and criminal damage to property
The crash caused significant damage to an ambulance, fire truck and state police SUVs
EMS responded to a vehicle crash involving a food truck, and with so much litter on the road, they were forced to stop quickly causing a chain reaction
Diego De Abreu Peclat Dos Santos, who is trained in mixed martial arts, stopped a suspect from stealing an ambulance and assaulting a hospital nurse
Video shows Firefighter-EMT Sean Clayton grabbing a woman’s hair when responding to call outside a hospital ER
The company is providing self defense classes after two Boston EMTs were attacked while responding to an emergency call
An ambulance, state trooper SUV and a fire truck were involved in a multiple vehicle wreck that left two troopers injured
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Jacob Mims, 27, forced his way out of the ambulance en route to a medical facility and slammed the rear door on an EMT’s arm
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Police arrested Alissa Cross, 31, for allegedly punching an EMT in the chest and trying to hit and bite another EMT and police officer
A teenager, 19, was crossing the street when an FDNY ambulance struck her
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During the Flight for Life transport, with one helicopter on the ground and another approaching, first responders noticed a drone flying above them
The agent, who has not been identified, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition
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State health agency officials said his suspension would stay until he resolves all criminal charges
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
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Timothy Ovadal, 36, is accused of fondling a patient and exposing himself in the back of an ambulance during a transport
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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
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