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 look at how Orange County’s pioneering live stream video technology can set the stage for future adoption
Establishing clear policies, protocols and building trust: PCHD EMS shares their body-worn cameras implementation journey
Is it the providers’ responsibility to stay until the patient can be located? If not, how long is long enough?
EMS responses to psychiatric or behavioral emergencies are frequent, but violence, physical restraint and chemical restraint are rare
Officials said the actress kicked an EMT while she was being placed onto a gurney and punched an officer who was trying to intervene in a family dispute
Rowan Thomas said she abandoned her car and rushed to help the 14-year-old, who was surrounded by teens with weapons
“I will stab you with a rusty spoon if you sleep in my bed,” Richard Cuccurullo allegedly said in a Facebook post
“FDNY EMTs and paramedics are protected by New York state law. Assault is a felony punishable by seven years in prison,” the new decals read
Do your part to limit the spread of infectious disease and hospital-acquired infections by improving your hand hygiene practices
During a Spirit Ride ceremony, Muskogee County Emergency Medical Service spokeswoman Mechele Cruz shared her experience of almost becoming a roadside fatality
The Burlington Fire Department is participating in a program designed to allow firefighters and paramedics gain rapid entry into a person’s home without damage
The EMT said he told the patient she needed to put out a cigarette before she could be transported to the hospital, and she then snubbed it out on his chest
Training, PPE and scene assessment will minimize the risks of opioid exposure to fire and EMS responders
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports another Ebola outbreak, is EMS prepared with proper protocols and PPE?
Lt. Andrew Hughes-Hill, 26, who was stabbed to death, was known for his positive attitude and love for emergency services
American Medical Response said they will increase staffing and add ambulances after an EMT was caught assaulting a restrained teen patient
NFPA 3000 isn’t a tactical document or a policies and procedures manual; it’s a framework to develop programs that integrate planning, response and recovery to active shooter hostile events
The shattered glass sprayed into the paramedic’s eye during the attack
A bullet lodged itself in the passenger side door as medics were treating a patient whose family became irate when they weren’t allowed in the rig
Officials are seeking help from the state to figure out why DeKalb County did not hold AMR accountable for long response times
An EMT’s attack of a restrained patient is a reminder for all leaders to discuss response to provocations and consider body-worn cameras to capture the EMS point-of-view
Mecklenburg County Commissioner Pat Cotham said it’s “disappointing” that half of the county’s ambulance fleet has engine issues
Ensure you have the tools to do your job properly and give the patient the best possible care by preparing your rig before you even leave the bay
After an EMT was shown punching a teen patient in an ambulance, city council officials want the state to give Dunwoody its own EMS certificate
After coming under fire for sparing two women jail time who were found guilty of attacking a paramedic, the Victorian government increased punishment for the offense
EMT Deannah Williams can be seen screaming expletives and repeatedly punching the 17-year-old patient in the face
Officials have reported explosive devices have been found on and near the scene
Paramedics are outraged that Amanda Warren and Caris Underwood’s sentences were revoked because a judge said they should not be imprisoned
The crew was covered in broken glass in a “mindless act of vandalism” that resulted in a broken door window
The anonymous EMS veteran said she was on her way to a call when a man tried to pull her out of her ambulance
Cori Christensen, 32, was arraigned Friday on one count of battery against a health care worker, assault and resisting or obstructing an officer
Researchers said droperidol is a safer, easier to administer alternative to midazolam for calming violent, intoxicated patients
Police said the alleged victim was in the back of the ambulance with Donovan Cobb, who said “it’s not rape,” and grabbed her in an inappropriate way
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