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.
Learn how leprosy presents in patients and how providers can protect themselves when treating someone suffering from the condition
Incorporating real-time and body-worn camera footage into emergency preparedness, training and response
First responders are not immune from the opioid crisis; here’s what to know
The male patient vomited while EMTs were working on him; the firefighters “got it in their eyes and mouth”
Dr. Henry Lim said the risk of developing melanoma in adulthood is strongly related to a history of sunburns as a child
Paramedics are requesting self-defense training as well as ballistic vests
MedStar Mobile Health Care shares their experiences to improve driving safety and reduce repair costs through training, technology and culture change
The ambulance was en route to a hospital after responding to a car crash involving their patient onboard
More than 60 Indianapolis EMS providers have been injured during patient attacks since 2015
Emergency personnel took part in a training exercise to learn safety procedures and protocols required while interacting with an emergency transport helicopter
House Bill 982 would allow firefighters and EMTs with handgun licenses to carry a gun
A group is asking the EMS community at-large to help make a difference by completing a survey
Officials said two children remain hospitalized; they were reported in stable condition
Some customers began coughing before they went outside, where they were checked out by paramedics
Officials said they received 4,400 calls from about 11:30 p.m. to about 3 a.m.
Jordan Scott Richardson, 21, is facing felony assault charges and several misdemeanor charges
The company said the inhalers may have a defect that causes them to administer fewer doses of medicine than indicated
The gear, which cost the city $88,000, is now distributed throughout all of the department’s emergency vehicles
A special report published in Prehospital and Disaster Medicine explains why all mass gatherings are not created equal
Cynthia Ray had stopped on her way to work at Henry Ford Hospital when she saw an overturned car
Amanda Lauren Snyder, 27, became irate when crews attempted to assess her
The tornado flipped a mobile home, killing a mother and her 3-year-old daughter
The 13-year-old girl was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead
The bill would allow a firefighter or paramedic who has a concealed weapon permit to get certified as a “school first responder”
Employees at the Quality Inn & Suites called 911 after seeing six unresponsive children on the pool deck
Eric Roland put his car in reverse, accelerated and knocked a paramedic to the ground
Trinity EMS will respond to reports of syringes found in parks or other areas that are called in to police
Firefighter-paramedics will wear a monitor that measures their physiological responses during each shift
Assembly Bill 428 would mandate public and charter schools keep at least two doses of naloxone hydrochloride or other emergency opioid medications on site
Tyler Hollingsworth and another firefighter were electrocuted while at the scene of a fire
A former deputy sheriff said the state needed to do more to protect responders, citing the death of two volunteer firefighters earlier this month
Some dispatchers complained of throat irritation and felt sick
You are dispatched to a factory for a report of a man with his arm caught in a hydraulic press
