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.
What is your organization doing to enhance medics’ mathematical skills in the field?
A lack of accurate data tracking led LogRX CEO and Founder Clive Savacool to redefine what pharmacology accountability looks like for street-level medics
Regardless of pushback, providers have a responsibility to put the safety of the patient above all else when on scene
Amy Tillia was arrested for aggravated assault against four EMS responders
Taylor Forrester was “visibly intoxicated” at a hotel and struggled when police and EMS workers attempted to assist her
Kendal Evan Billings was arrested in December and charged with aggravated battery after allegedly striking a combative patient “multiple times”
Tyran Young’s plan to shoot at paramedics was part of bizarre scheme to receive reduced jail time for a prior offense
Tyran Young used an automated recording to call for help, and began shooting at the Sarasota FD ambulance once it arrived
A paramedic assisting a stopped motorist sustained minor injuries when a semi-truck struck the emergency vehicles at the scene
Officials said an incident in which a paramedic was stabbed inside of an ambulance at a red light highlights the dangers EMS providers face in the field
The Montgomery County paramedic podcast discusses basic information on clinical presentation, transmission of the measles virus
Aurora officials recommended buying ballistic vests for firefighters who are part of special tactical units weeks after a mass shooting
Jeremiah Ray opened the door of an ambulance stopped at a red light and stabbed a paramedic who tried to keep him outside
While exposed to the same on-the-job dangers as their male colleagues, female firefighters, EMTs and paramedics have different levels of risks
Designed to fit over the back wheel of a bicycle, the bag is able to safely store medical equipment, including an oxygen cylinder
Pam Lewis wants to protect all healthcare workers from attacks by adding wording to current legislation to make such assaults a Class C Felony
The Sandtown Middle School students were taken to the hospital after feeling “nauseated and disoriented,” officials said
Planning active shooter response training with police, fire, EMS and medivac helicopters is a complex and challenging task
Zella Turner hit a bike path railing when an Uber JUMP scooter’s brakes stopped working, resulting in broken bones and a face laceration
Researchers said many paramedics in their study ignored World Health Organization guidelines when soap and water or antiseptic rub was needed
Police said AMR paramedics saw Clarence Pate assaulting a woman in a vehicle, and one was assaulted by Pate after getting out to help
State Rep. Clay Doggett introduced the bill and said on-scene safety has “been an overwhelming concern” for first responders
The alert encourages personnel to postpone non-emergency tasks and focus on safety and survival training, as well as the loss of fellow first responders
An employee of the University of Maryland Medical Center was wounded after shots were fired in the hospital ambulance bay
The Delaware Township Fire Department implemented a policy that allowed responders to use guns on duty, but rescinded it after receiving criticism
Dash cam footage shows semi-truck driver Michael Mack ramming an ambulance that had its lights and sirens on off the highway
Manufactured, concocted and blended opioids require EMS training, PPE and decontamination strategies
Emergency medicine physician Dr. Cynthia Griffin confronts bias when it comes to agitated patients
Police body cam footage shows a naked man disrupting traffic and EMS providers telling police the same man had assaulted a paramedic
SB 1012 would allow specific firefighters and EMS providers to carry a concealed weapon
Police said the Calgary EMS crew was loading a patient into an ambulance when a vehicle struck one of the paramedics
Lee County EMS conducted a short survey of EMS leaders to determine if code words or plain language are used to request police to an unsafe EMS incident
Under the law, EMS providers, nurses and healthcare workers will be protected from violent patients through better communication and new policies
