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.
Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can鈥檛 control
A lawsuit claims Honolulu paramedics could have prevented a fatal ambulance fire. Was the crew鈥檚 response justified?
When good people get involved in high-risk, low-frequency events, you are much more likely to make a mistake; listen to learn why ongoing training is key for responders
While first responders were helping victims of a crash, another vehicle hit the ambulance with so much force that it knocked it over, MEDIC said
鈥淭he engine started smoking, and they pulled over. And quickly, the engine caught on fire,鈥� Chief Kazuo Todd said
U.S. EMS agencies have been ordering options that make rigs safer and more comfortable for providers and patients
The expansion of Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department includes a $1.9-million outlay to purchase five new ambulances
鈥淭he outpouring was phenomenal,鈥� Lake Norden Chief of Police Tony Aas said, describing offers for substitute vehicles
The EMS providers suffered minor injuries
The patient died at the scene, and the Johnson County Ambulance District medic who was in the back suffered lacerations to his head
More than 30 agencies responded to the scene, and EMS providers transported more than 30 people to area hospitals
An AMR crew had the rig鈥檚 lights and siren on when another vehicle struck
Bullitt County EMS said it has received offers of assistance and an 鈥渙utpouring of love, concern, and prayers鈥�
Medex EMS providers rendered aid on scene after the rider was ejected from the bike
Charlotte-based Mecklenburg EMS鈥� high-acuity calls now have a time limit, and low-acuity calls are expected to take longer and will not include rig lights or sirens
Fort Pierce police officers are investigating the fatal All County Ambulance incident
Both EMS providers and the other driver were injured
One unsuspecting driver was transported to a hospital, and a suspect has been taken into custody
Five people were transported to hospitals, while others walked to get medical help after the commuter train crash
The Riverside Medical Center ambulance had its lights and siren on at the time of the incident
The patient and two Ambitrans EMS providers were injured
EMS providers with Northern Light Health and Northeast Mobile Health Services were not injured in the crashes
A Long Beach EMS provider fell asleep early Sunday while driving an ambulance to a call and crashed the rig into a power pole
The Charleston Police Department said that four people were transported to a hospital, including the two EMS providers and two from the involved cars
Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue Chief Charles Moore was transported with chest injuries and abrasions
A driver plowed into a single car crash scene, killing EMT Matthew Madigan and the 36-year-old driver of the initial crashed vehicle
Fort Bragg police reported seeing the patient flee the Adventist Health Mendocino Coast ambulance as they arrived
One Bassett Volunteer Rescue Squad member was flown to a hospital, and two others were transported by ground ambulance
鈥淲e鈥檝e got a car continually hitting us from the rear,鈥� EMS providers told dispatchers
A fellow Pro Care EMS employee and an SUV driver were killed in the head-on collision
A Pro Care EMS employee and the driver of the SUV were killed, and two people were injured, officials said
A driver in a Chevy Avalanche pick-up reportedly T-boned the rig at an intersection and kept on driving
