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.
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
How I explained response speed to the question “why don’t you run to the patient?” from an EMT student
An ambulance security New Year’s resolution
A three-person team of paramedics has delivered 81 vaccinations in an effort to stop the spread of the city’s hepatitis A outbreak
EMS1 readers came together to outline more reasons on why you shouldn’t run, but walk with purpose
Richard Fuentes, 17, punched a female EMT in the face while being transported to the hospital after being arrested for public intoxication
Deputy Chief Dan Donahue says measurements showed carbon monoxide levels of 500 parts per million in the house
Scott Marshall, a psychiatric patient, broke free of his restraints and attacked a paramedic before stealing the ambulance
Event at EMS World covered steps to avoid accidental fentanyl exposure during scene size-up, patient care and investigation
An inter-town Capital Expenditure Grant from the state purchased tactical protective equipment to ensure the safety of first responders
The victims were inside the church when a gas line malfunctioned and they began passing out and feeling sick
The board included best practices for PPE, decontamination and medical countermeasures
The paramedic was struck in the face by Roger Hardy after asking him if he had been drinking
Fire and EMS agencies owe their crews, and the citizens they serve and protect, competent fire apparatus and ambulance driver/operators
Our co-hosts talk about an opioid panel discussion, sponsored by EMS1 and BoundTree, at EMS World Expo 2017
Running makes it harder to keep your cool and operate at peak effectiveness
The federal panel of experts recommends what vaccines children and adults should receive and when
The man claimed people were trying to kill him and that his heart was going to explode” after possibly breaking an EMT’s thumb
California has distributed 81,000 federally-funded vaccine doses since the outbreak began
Several children inside the bounce house suffered minor injuries; a woman standing next to it was dragged about 20 feet
North Carolina statutes provide that assault causing physical injury on a medical responder is a Class I felony
Faisal Mohammed Alzahrani was accused of trying to stop an ambulance that was transporting his wife to a hospital
Deadly California wildfires are latest natural disaster to displace civilians, damage infrastructure and strain fire department budgets
Paramedics will be able to deliver hepatitis A doses only under the supervision of nurses and at special events created to inoculate those who are at high risk
Dani Kamenar was 32 weeks pregnant when she was attacked by a patient while responding to a routine call
Darren Lawrence began acting violently before punching a female EMT on the way to the hospital, according to police
Courtesy of Bound Tree University and Bound Tree Medical
A study that finds trauma patients fare better when they don’t wait for EMS to arrive sparks uproar, questions
A parade of tow trucks carried an honorary casket representing first responders fatally struck by cars at emergency scenes
We asked the EMS1 community to sound off on which option they thought was best; here are their responses
A study found that 2.2 percent of shooting and stabbing patients who arrived in a private vehicle died versus 11.6 who were transported via ambulance
Matthew McCree, 15, was fatally stabbed in the chest; a 16-year-old was also stabbed in the chest and side and was hospitalized in critical but stable condition
Authorities said five students complaining of feeling sick were taken to a hospital for evaluation
