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 stabbing death of Capt. Alison Russo-Elling brings up new fears for providers in the field and raises old questions regarding personal safety
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
The dangers to EMTs/medics are less well known to the general public than firefighting, even at times to the agencies where they work
How would you treat a baseball umpire’s significant head laceration as players, fans and television viewers watch your every move?
Officials said it took firefighters 15 minutes to free the woman from the wreckage
Twin Township EMS releases video of car crashing into an ambulance and the patient care compartment disintegrating
The man felt a sharp pain in his thigh when he realized he was on fire and tossed off his pants
A Virgin Islands EMT union said ambulances have been uninsured and unregistered for at least seven months
Effective July 1, EMTs and firefighters can now carry firearms on the job
The EMT was at a stoplight when a shooter opened fire with a BB gun
Reckless driving and sirens blaring through a tunnel led to the driver’s arrest
As we mourn the deaths of five Dallas police officers paramedics are reminded of the importance in being cautious, calm and conspicuous as caregivers
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
Four shooters “planned to injure and kill as many officers as they could” during a protest and march in downtown Dallas
“The Paramedic” reflects on stages of his career and worries that he is on the doorstep of burnout
After a Mich. woman was T-boned by a semi, EMS crews were hit while protecting the scene
The EMT jumped out of the moving vehicle unharmed
Local leaders, communities, agency leaders and the media all have a responsibility to help support emergency responders’ well-being through research, intervention, policy and education
1st Alliance has launched 1st Help, a searchable database dedicated to finding emotional, financial and religious assistance for first responders and their spouses
The effects of sleep deprivation are akin to alcohol intoxication; build a safe sleep room and a culture of watching over tired medics
Write a compelling narrative with passion, conflict and resolution to engage grant application reviewers in your project
Medics arrived on scene after the horse jockey fell during a jump and accidentally reversed the ambulance onto his leg
EMS1 readers share their non-clinical interests, subjects for further study and their biggest job-related concerns
The Winthrop Ambulance Service and surrounding fire departments are equipping personnel with EMS body armor for everyday use
3 children are among the 64 people shot in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend
Police subdued the man with a Taser after he smashed the windshield and back windows of the ambulance
Once the shooter is dead or apprehended, the top mission for police and EMS is to stop the dying from bleeding and airway compromise
Our concern for personal and partner safety needs to extend from scene safety to off-duty safety from intimate partner violence and abuse
A Montana BMW driver ran a red light, hitting an AMR ambulance with four people in it
When a man approached ambulance crew members at the station, the crew notified dispatch
Emergency personnel at the scene of Tuesday’s collision have moved to a recovery operation