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.
Enhanced visibility, compact storage and easy deployment make the old familiar new again, while improving safety for emergency responders
Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting
Accountability for displaying proper patient lifting and moving – whether it’s physically lifting patients or utilizing equipment – rests at the top of the agency
Officials said the ambulance was not on a call and was not transporting a patient at the time of the crash.
Officials said the envelope contained shrapnel and caused “substantial damage” to appliances in the kitchen.
Firefighters evacuated the classroom Tuesday morning while a hazardous materials team inspected it.
Unintended or casual exposure to carfentanil, a synthetic opioid 10,000 times more potent than morphine, can be life-threatening
Several blocks around the plant have been evacuated and the town’s schools are closed for the day
The condition of the student taken to the hospital was not immediately known
Twenty-three children were transported to the hospital after the school bus turned on its side and wrapped around a tree. (AP Photo)
The pickup’s driver had no license and was charged for operating while impaired; the ambulance was running lights and sirens
Police records show that Micah West’s actions forced EMS providers to pull the ambulance over and request police assistance
As of Sunday, more than 250 people had donated nearly $17,000 through GoFundMe
Tim Hoffman has spent the last four months in the hospital after a drunk driver struck an ambulance he was in. (GoFundMe Photo)
The high school principal was coaching son’s baseball game when an SUV crash through a chain-link fence and onto the field
Paramedics transported the wounded woman to the hospital; she is in critical condition
Officials said the firefighter-paramedic felt high and experienced respiratory distress after entering a home with suspected fentanyl
Brandi Worley, 30, admitted to killing her 7-year-old and 3-year-old; she also stabbed herself in the neck. (AP Photo)
The charity will raise money to buy safety equipment for first responders and help support their families when they’re injured or killed
Our co-hosts discuss why a safety culture is important in reaching organizational strategic goals
During the ambulance ride, police said the man became combative, broke free from his restraints and punched a paramedic in the face
An EMT and a civilian suffered minor injuries when the two vehicles collided at an intersection
A strong patient safety culture has the greatest impact on reducing adverse incidents and harm to patients
Lt. Jason Adams was shot and killed while responding to a medical call in January
All of the victims were stabbed at least once and were being treated for their injuries at local hospitals. (AP Photo)
Officials said fatigue may have played a factor in the crash
Officials said Jake Harris was found by a passer-by who called 911
Donald Scott refused to put his gun down when paramedics arrived at the crash scene
Nine people remain hospitalized from the attacks and others are paralyzed; hundreds are still receiving psychological treatment
Officials said that if possible, people should use safety devices such as road flares when stopping to help
Police said people were randomly attacked in a busy shopping and dining center after a large crowd of juveniles were seen in the area
Police implored 38-year-old Dustin Johnson to drop his gun or be shot based on texts from inside that the victims were bleeding profusely and needed help
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