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.
New proposed standards may require significant action to improve safe practices
Emergency response requires increased focus; this is a balancing act when approaching a scene with numerous factors in play
“There is no substitute for experience. Yet, regardless of experience level, it is important to consider how EMS education can teach situational awareness”
Police said the man was loaded into the ambulance, but he became combative and stabbed an EMS provider in the neck and tried to stab another provider
Fullerton Police Department Chief David Hendricks and Capt. Thomas Oliveras were at a concert when they allegedly assaulted two EMTs who were treating Hendricks’ wife
The video will show first responders how to protect themselves from deadly substances
The service will use the donation of nearly $15,000 to buy bulletproof vests for each of its full-time employees and additional vests for part-timers
A crash involving an ambulance and at least two other cars on the highway served as a reminder to drivers to be aware of emergency vehicles on the road
The American Ambulance Association named Priority Ambulance the national AMBY Award winner in two categories
Peterborough Paramedics Chief Randy Mellow said that 66 percent of paramedics surveyed reported some form of abuse while on the job
The suspect kicked and attempted to head-butt the EMTs, and police noted it took substantial force to get him in the back of an ambulance
Mandy Horvath, 25, faces charges of second-degree assault — a Class 4 felony— and two DUI misdemeanors
Near-miss reporting can help build a culture of safety in your agency and improve the EMS profession as a whole
In the first minutes of “Red Zone Paramedics,” paramedic Abdul Waheem Martin says EMS providers are seen as “soft targets” for criminals
Officials said the man chased paramedics with an ax, rammed a van into an ambulance, then tried to steal the ambulance
The woman allegedly bit a paramedic tending to injuries on her finger after she wrecked her car near her house
Jacqueline Wein was sentenced 15 months to three years in state prison for biting the hand of a paramedic who was helping to transport her
Pine Knoll Shores officials reminded the public that the EMT should not have been put in the position in the first place because no swimming was allowed at the time
Officials said the AMR paramedic was trying to convince the resident to go to the hospital when the 94-year-old man fired a shot at a maintenance worker
Transitions of care are critical opportunities to communicate patient assessment and treatment information to other healthcare providers
A firefighter used a strap to lasso a young victim of the crash to bring her to safety after the driver opened fire
The ballistic gear allows firefighters and paramedics into the “warm zone” alongside law enforcement to quickly provide life-saving first aid
The woman allegedly first threw a cinder block at an EMT, but missed him and instead hit the ambulance, breaking the window
CPS partners with EMS industry leaders to benchmark EMS safety culture at the agency level
The higher than normal air conditioner failure rate is a “real challenge for both patient and first responder”
The paramedics were transported to the hospital after an unknown male suspect threw a brick through an ambulance window
Two Australian paramedics are under investigation for refusing a late call assignment because of fatigue
The EMT, who was reportedly reassigned to desk duty as a result of her injuries, has hired a personal injury lawyer
465 paramedics will be given the cameras in an effort to decrease the growing number of violent acts by the public
The pediatric ambulance was transporting a patient in critical condition when a semi-truck sideswiped the rig
Two girls, 13 and 14, allegedly threw bricks, glasses and tables at a paramedic crew when they responded to a hoax call about a girl in cardiac arrest
The REV Guardian comes equipped with built-in Level IIIA ballistic protection and provides the same amount of protection as vests and helmets
The Oshkosh Fire Department will use a grant to purchase 10 sets of ballistic vests, helmets and accessories