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.
In addition to the seasonal precipitation hazards, many don’t prep their vehicles for cold weather, which can lead to more problems as winter settles in
Tracking narcotics on paper leaves many gaps that can lead to major problems for any department or organization
Why fire and EMS personnel should incorporate functional training
Officials used a $150,000 grant to purchase 152 ballistic vests for first responders
A pickup truck struck the ambulance before veering off the side of the road
Excessive work hours, compassion fatigue and violence are contributing to an alarming increase in EMS caregiver suicide
Officials believe a passing truck on the highway could have been leaking odorant that spread with the wind
Teachers were taught how to apply a tourniquet and stop bleeding
The ambulance was transporting a patient to a hospital when the crash occurred
Paramedics responded to reports of an unconscious intoxicated female vomiting in a dorm
In addition to the ABCDs, fire apparatus need to carry Class K extinguishers for residential and commercial response
Stations used as polling places need to be a welcoming, open and safe community gathering place that may need to become a secure fortress if something goes wrong; plan for both
Officials warned that the handheld device, a nasal syringe, may not deliver the proper or effective dose of naloxone
Eric Pracht, 25, vanished in July after a heated argument with friends at a party
There was no immediate word on how or why the pepper spray was used on the school bus
As calls came in within seconds of each other, dispatchers asked for a description of the attacker and kept trying to pinpoint his location
The change was spurred by an ambulance that was hit head-on in 2014, severely injuring two paramedics and fatally injuring the driver of an SUV
Teana Dobbins, 22, kicked an EMT in the head while being loaded into the ambulance
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Officials said it is possible the bus driver suffered some kind of medical emergency when the crash occurred
Deputies say they found the 19-year-old making animal noises and biting a man’s face
The boy was transported to the hospital; he’s in serious but stable condition
Lt. Leon Michel was celebrating with colleagues at the bar after passing a department exam
EMTs initially responded to the 911 call after a woman reported her paranoid-schizophrenic son was acting irrational
One piece of the disk was found in a UPS warehouse 2,920 feet south of the plane and another piece was found about 0.3 miles north of the plane on airport property
One passenger said the plane was speeding down the runway when she heard an explosion and saw flames and black smoke
Two ambulance employees were injured when another vehicle crossed the median and clipped the ambulance
Paramedics treated the girl and took her to a hospital; her recovery will be painful
The student is being treated at a hospital; free vaccines are being offered to undergraduate students
Five passengers were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and three were taken to a hospital
Assailants attempted to hit Ben Hampe with a 70-pound car jack in the head
When researchers studied severely obese firefighters and its effect on their health and safety, the results were alarming
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