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.
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
Keeping patients moving toward definitive treatment through accurate triage of life threats is the key to EMS success at a mass casualty incident
Adam LaFlash, 36, of Sturbridge, was arraigned in Dudley District Court Monday on three counts of incident assault and battery on a person over 14
The bill would change assaults from misdemeanor offenses to felonies, punishable by up to five years in prison
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Since legalizing and selling marijuana last November, state emergency rooms have seen dozens of children who have ingested edibles
“Jefferson was spitting on and fighting medical workers who were trying to render aid to her,” police said
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Jeremiah James Ray climbed into the passenger seat of an ambulance, then reportedly waved around a knife and choked and bit one of the paramedics inside
Formally known as the Move Over Law, it requires drivers to vacate the lane closest if there are first responders, public works employees or tow-truck operators on the shoulder
An ambulance carrying a patient was hit at an intersection by a car, leaving the emergency vehicle resting on its side
Theodore Mobley, 26, was arguing with a female patient after transporting her to George Washington Hospital, and the argument turned physical once inside
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Carlos Rosario shares his recovery after being struck on a roadway and promotes safety during Distracted Driver Awareness Month
The ambulance had been responding to a cardiac arrest call before the crash, said the FDNY
Jeremiah Ray is accused of stabbing an AMR paramedic while the ambulance was stopped at a red light
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Define what behaviors are off limits and what to do if an assault against emergency responders does occur
Violence prevention training and situational awareness can help keep EMS providers safe on scene
Robin Melinda Keane was arrested and charged her with assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery on ambulance personnel and interfering with a firefighter
While they typically work opposite shifts, a rare chance to fill in and help patients as a father-son team was too good to pass up
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
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