Ambulance Safety
This directory offers a curated selection of articles on Ambulance Safety, focusing on best practices for EMS professionals. Topics include safe driving techniques, equipment securing, and protocols to minimize risks during transport. Prioritizing Ambulance Safety is essential for protecting both patients and EMS personnel. Additionally, explore our resources on emergency vehicle operations, which are closely related to maintaining safety standards in the field. Use this directory to stay informed and ensure that your ambulance operations adhere to the highest safety standards.
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
Roadway incidents are highly hazardous hot zones for EMS and other public safety personnel
A busy roadway is hands-down the most dangerous environment where we routinely work
EMT Julia Fatum said she鈥檚 speaking about her attack to fight for better protections for first responders and call for an increase in penalties for assaults
Tuesday鈥檚 theme aims to foster a culture of safety, collaboration and preparedness within the EMS industry and in local communities
This year marks the 50th recognition of EMS Week, established in 1974 by President Gerald Ford
Proponents claim autonomous trucks are safe and cannot be affected by driver distraction, fatigue and impairment
Cabell County medics were inside a house treating a patient when the man jumped into their rig and drove off
EMT Chastian McWhorter, 26, was killed on April 1 after the ambulance he was in crashed into a semi-truck
A man led police on a pursuit across two counties before crashing after a PIT maneuver
Firefighters had to extricate the private ambulance crew
A Trans Care ambulance was stopped in the zone when it was struck from behind
Data shows Oregon has the highest rate of death per 100,000 people
Syracuse firefighters were transporting a child to a hospital when they collided with an SUV
Officials say the decline comes even as more people are driving
High winds and dust made visibility difficult at a highway intersection south of Midland
Police said a tractor-trailer pulled into the path of the Somerset-Pulaski County EMS ambulance
The ambulance was transporting a patient from Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield to Birmingham when it collided with a motorcycle
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
Paramedic Dina Filo-O鈥橬eil was in the back of the Lower Kiski ambulance when it struck a guardrail
Nine months after Kansas City firefighter/medic Andy Zuniga was injured, the officer involved in had another pursuit crash
Improved communication, ergonomics and ride lead to better patient outcomes and better working environments for paramedics and EMTs
Electric vehicles tore through guardrails and hardly slowed after hitting concrete barriers
Four people were injured in the crash on I-75 in Dayton
One of the AMR paramedics was critically injured in the crash with a wrong-way driver on I-10
The time has come for electric vehicles in EMS
Tucson Police Department stated a vehicle traveling the wrong way collided with an AMR ambulance
911 audio from Fairfax County shows the caller wanting to 鈥渞emain a little subtle,鈥� and have the patient transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Findings from an analysis of over 5 million 911 calls offer a reduction in use of lights, siren for EMS personnel safety
One simple trick we can take from our fire service friends to stabilize a vehicle
Help keep you, your crew and your patient safe at motor vehicle collision scenes
