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.
From innovative stoves to music and lighting for ambience, here’s your ultimate guide to a memorable campfire gathering
Bryan Johnson’s biohacking protocol has gone viral – could this practice benefit your wellbeing?
Here’s an overview of how to keep your eyes safe during a solar eclipse and where to find reputable vendors for solar eclipse glasses
Follow these do’s and don’ts to prolong the life of this lifesaving investment
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
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
