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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You can鈥檛 help anyone if you don鈥檛 get there safely; always practice defensive driving, especially when you鈥檙e responding to an emergency call
Ambulance collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers
Two Springfield Township medics have been fired; the fire chief and assistant chief remain on leave
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Arlington Firefighter Brady Weaver was shot while checking on children heard crying inside an apartment
ACLU California Action and others say the bill would unfairly target certain patients
An argument escalated into gunfire inside a Nashville restaurant
Indianapolis officers faced 鈥渁 large group of juveniles,鈥� including several who were shot
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The law now allows TEMS medics to carry a firearm in prohibited areas for their protection
While lots of people talk about the importance of sleep, they often do not address how to get to sleep
Arlington officials said the firefighter was shot in the chest
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St. Paul Firefighter Kenneth Zepeda had applied pressure to the neck of a combative patient
Over 20 states have enacted legislation to provide digital mapping, site-specific labeling to give first responders critical details
When the EMS crew arrived, Jeremic Medina-Dorta began fighting and stabbed the EMT
Paramedic Bambi Dame was determined unfit for duty after Northwestern Medical Center staff reported signs of impairment
Austin-Travis County EMS personnel have had equipment and medications stolen while stationed at apartments
Officials say the Miami Fire Rescue firefighter is in serious but stable condition
Jessamine County EMS moved from 24-hour shifts to help fight fatigue in EMS personnel
A Lifeguard Ambulance EMT was ejected after the ambulance they were in hit a guardrail and overturned
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
New proposed standards may require significant action to improve safe practices
The Long Island bus driver was charged with harassment, resisting arrest and child endangerment
Burnsville Police Officers Paul Elmstrand, Matthew Ruge and Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth were killed during a domestic violence call
Burnsville officials prepare for an 鈥渦nprecedented attendance鈥� at the service for two police officers and a firefighter/medic killed on Feb. 18
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Gila Bend Paramedic Cody Jordan was critically injured when the cab unexpectedly fell on him
The two got into an argument over how to handle an unconscious patient
With a focus on scene safety, the discussion delves into the complicated dynamics of emergency response and the importance of staying vigilant
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