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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Matt Streger, Brian Hupp and Simon Claridge discuss patient and provider safety devices and protocols
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Educator finds new purpose helping to mold students at historic, cost-free, private residential school in Hershey, Pa.
Allen Brown was waiting for a CAT scan Sunday at the hospital when he became “irate” because of the amount of time he was waiting
Officials said the ambulance was making its way through a huge fight on the street when the tires were slashed
Anthony Agathangelon said he intended to kill the EMT because they were “out to get him”
The study suggested that dispatchers begin asking callers if they have a car and can take victims to the nearest trauma center
Teddy Bennett said he threw the cup because he was “tired of these damn sirens running up the road”
Broward commissioners approved spending $177,000 to purchase 176 body armor packages and helmets
The four female students were treated at a hospital for burns after they were sprayed in the face with acid
Two of the tourists were injured in the face in the attack in the city’s main Saint Charles train station and one of them has a possible eye injury
Recommendations to reduce lights and ambulance siren use to less than 50 percent of responses and 5 percent of transports presented during EMS Focus webinar
Police said the suspect in custody was Achutha Reddy’s client, but that authorities do not know what prompted the attack
The unidentified EMS provider said she was on her way to help someone who couldn’t breathe she was blinded by a laser beam
If the EMS profession truly wants to prioritize safety, we must address distracted driving and all the ways we currently make it worse
Authorities said responders were called after reports of an intoxicated woman annoying patrons at an airport café
Alphonso Brinson allegedly punched a paramedic and spit on him while restrained on a stretcher and hit a cop in the ambulance
Paramedic Lt. Otis McKay Jr. ran to Officer Jonathan Davis’ aid when a suspect tackled him and knocked his firearm to the ground
Officers and paramedics were called to a home for a baby not moving and in need of medical attention
The Charleston Fire Department is calling for police presence and body armor after an ambulance was hit by gunfire
A few simple screening tools and stretches can strengthen muscles and prevent knee pain and more serious injury in at-risk EMS providers
Police say officers and paramedics were called to a home for a baby not moving and in need of medical attention
Randy Caswell allegedly hit and verbally attacked an EMT while getting out of the ambulance at a hospital
While in custody, Catherine Burke threw herself on the ground and claimed she was having a seizure
It’s not known yet what kinds or how much sewage, chemicals and waterborne germs are mixed in the water
A hospital treated more than 130 people; police said the injuries were mostly minor
Matthew Brabham started Arming Angels in the hopes of equipping as many responders as possible with ballistic vests and active shooter kits
Captain David Margetts said the firefighters arrived at a seizure patient’s house when he “squared up in a very menacing fashion”
Several agencies have published recommendations to protect frontline public safety providers from accidental occupational opioid exposures
Officials said one crew member was in stable condition and the other was listed as critical
An inbound train crashed into an unoccupied train at the 69th Street Terminal
Zachary Losapio assaulted an EMT when crews were called to his cell to evaluate him due to his high intoxication levels
Mcall Argirakis allegedly hit paramedic Lillian Farquar and nurse Bobbi Jo Rodino as they tried to treat her
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