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.
Matt Zavadsky shares how MedStar ceased red lights and sirens operations during recent weather event and discusses EMS on-demand
Enhanced visibility, compact storage and easy deployment make the old familiar new again, while improving safety for emergency responders
Resources to dispel 3 myths about hot response to improve clinician, patient and community safety
Two EMTs and a patient were inside the Bell ambulance when the December 2021 crash occurred
Brendan Bessee had recently transferred from the Globe Fire Department to the Salt River Fire Department
A person in the Salt River Fire Department ambulance and the other vehicle鈥檚 driver were injured
A Unified Fire Department ambulance crashed with another vehicle while en route to a local hospital
The Houston ambulance and the Ford Focus that hit it both burned, but no one was hurt
Joseph Giovannone was being transported in a South Plainfield Rescue Squad ambulance when it hit a railroad bridge
San Diego Fire-Rescue transported four people to be treated for minor injuries
Tri-Hospital EMS CEO said that a paramedic鈥檚 quick reaction to the situation kept the collision from being head-on
Two EMS providers were transporting a patient to Pittsburgh and were not hurt in the crash
The ambulance reportedly went over 100 mph and eventually crashed
Paramedic David Mimms was treating a patient when Dontorrius Belser sped through a red light, causing the fatal collision
One vehicle collided with the Bell Ambulance rig, which had its lights and siren on, making the ambulance roll and hit a third vehicle
A car crashed head-on into a Southwick Fire Department rig that was transporting a patient on Route 10
Fire Lt. Jorge Ariel, who was near the area at the time, stopped to render aid before the 21-year-old was transported to a hospital
A Washington County Sheriff鈥檚 deputy was able to reach the patient and transport them to the hospital
A Prince George鈥檚 County Fire/EMS crew was responding in low-visibility winter conditions, investigators said
Police said Nicholas Albano put a crew member in a headlock and punched them repeatedly
A vehicle hit the Claiborne County ambulance as crewmembers were rendering aid to a driver from a separate collision
Area agencies donated two fully-stocked rigs after the fire left Parke County EMS with only one functional ambulance
The car鈥檚 driver sustained serious injuries in the crash with a Caldwell County EMS ambulance that was transporting a patient with its lights and siren on
The EMS providers, who had been responding to a call, tried to revive the man
Both EMS providers and the car鈥檚 driver were transported to a hospital and treated
The institute asks first responders to report incidents and plans to analyze the data
There is a groundswell of support to change how lights and sirens are used in EMS to reduce risk to ambulance crews, patients and others
The document lays out principles on when and why to use rigs鈥� lights and sirens 鈥� and when not to
The two EMS providers, one patient, and two individuals from the involved vehicle were transported to a hospital
Highway patrol鈥檚 preliminary investigation shows that the Dodge driver pulled in front of the ambulance
A Stephens County EMS crew was transporting Amber Chambers, 40, in the rig when she suddenly stood up and 鈥渏umped out of the rear doors,鈥� police said
The crew was transporting a patient at the time of the incident, but no injuries were reported
