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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Body camera footage allegedly shows paramedic Raymond Lee choking an agitated patient while transporting her to a mental health facility
This issue features articles highlighting the importance of patient and provider safety during ambulance transport and the need for an EMS overhaul
Paramedics and firefighters were able to wrestle the man to the ground, and they were forced to administer a sedative to calm him
The new design is to increase the visibility of first responders as they attend to roadside incidents
A paramedic said Thomas Shackleford deliberately grabbed her breasts as she “grabbed his arm to support him”
Cranberry EMS will host “A Matter of Balance,” an eight-week class designed to educate the elderly on safe activities and how to decrease the chances of falling
“We literally have been waiting for decades for some of these improvements,” Austin Firefighters Association President Bob Nicks said
Jerry Wolkowitz, 56, spent months in a long-term care facility after being attacked by Jamil Hubbard
Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment’s notice means responders must be ready 24/7
The paramedic stabbed himself five to six times inside of a gas station bathroom while on duty, and initially told police he was attacked
Plum Island residents are aiming to make their isolated island safer by raising money to install two AEDs and train community members on how to use them
“Our mission with this program is to eliminate or reduce casualties in active shooter or life-threatening incidents,” Ping4 CEO Jim Bender said
Funding for certain Centre LifeLink EMS personnel to receive weapons training hasn’t even been approved yet, but the proposal is causing controversy
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Around 259 people have died while taking photos of themselves since 2011, with drowning listed as the leading cause
Fort Bend County EMS purchased 32 ballistic vests and helmets, enough to equip every working crew
The Mesa City Council voted to spend $262,000 on body armor for firefighters and paramedics
An organization’s leadership culture may explain the stark difference in opinion between providers and leaders on issues of patient and provider safety
Pre-plan, build, and stock equipment that can serve as a future ambulance and specialty vehicle in the event of emergency evacuation
The first ambulance was on the way to a patient when it was hit, and the second was taking the same patient to the hospital when the attack occurred
The new system helps drivers give emergency vehicles a route through traffic by forming an “emergency corridor”
LifeNet Flight Paramedic Bob King created “Hannah’s Light,” in honor of a 7-year-old girl who was hit by a bus outside her home
Johnathan Harris allegedly grabbed the paramedic inappropriately while masturbating, and later grabbed her by the throat when she tried to restrain him
The Parkland school has had one code red (active shooter) drill, two fire drills and five false alarms since school began on Aug. 15
Baby Naomi spent two days in intensive care after being attacked by the family dog, and her mother, Alyssa Monnier, had the chance to thank her rescuers
Danny Jay Williamson was charged with second-degree battery after allegedly cutting a paramedic with a knife at a Little Rock hospital
Andrew M. Rimoldi, 28, was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, harassment, reckless driving and following too closely
Police said the woman became combative and assaulted several EMS providers and bit two police officers when they tried to restrain her
Emphasizing the old-world values of Squad 51’s Johnny and Roy in today’s EMS
The actress will be charged with attacking a sheriff’s deputy and an EMT after they responded to a disturbance call at her home
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