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Check out our Facebook page for additional photos from the event. The EMS Safety Foundation’s annual trip to Germany for RETTmobil—Europe’s most prominent mobile-rescue conference and trade show—concluded successfully Friday, and the show’s lessons have never seemed more relevant to EMS in the United States. The safety of our ambulances—how we drive them, how we work in the backs, how we work out of them at scenes—has been a primary component of this year’s special EMS...
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Ambulances Around the World

Check out what’s new and exciting at the RETTmobil conference and trade show

Article • May 17th, 2013
Outbreak Hotel

When flu floods a community, where can a sick patient go?

Article • March 1st, 2013
Five Steps to Avoid the Flu

It’s an epidemic out there; here’s how to stay healthy

Article • January 25th, 2013
Seizure Secrets

What can you tell a grown child's parents?

Article • November 1st, 2012
Indianapolis EMS Chief Named to Lead Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety

The Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety has provided a forum for Indianapolis-area hospitals to share information about best practices and work together to solve patient safety issues

News • September 23rd, 2012
Literature Review: Undertriage by Age Group

When should the elderly go to trauma centers?

Article • August 1st, 2012
Quality Corner: Handling Combative Patients

Reviewing events involving combative patients, objectively and remotely from the chaos of the moment, many times helps brings critical issues into focus

Article • May 31st, 2012
Third Draft of National EMS Culture of Safety Strategy Released

New to the draft is a section on special safety concerns for providers, patients and the public

News • May 18th, 2012
Why We Need Safety Training

Newly developed EMS Safety Course addresses the issues that directly affect us.

Article • April 1st, 2012
Eight Tips for Safer Scenes

The trick is trying to make the scene as safe as possible for you and your partner to work in.

Article • March 9th, 2012
Fleet Afoot: What’s New in the Realm of Ambulance Safety?

And can it really be cheaper?

Article • March 1st, 2012
Providers Invited to Comment on Culture of Safety Strategy

Safety of both EMS providers and patients was listed as the top priority by the National EMS Advisory Council that urged NHTSA to develop a strategy to address the issue.

Article • December 15th, 2011
Obstacle Course Teaches Stretcher Operations Right the First Time

Situational training challenges providers to stay safe

Article • November 23rd, 2011
Minnesota Vols Get Health Coverage

Can subsidized insurance aid recruitment and retention?

Article • November 22nd, 2011
Promoting a Culture of Safety

When it comes to safety, agencies must protect their most valuable assets—personnel

Article • November 1st, 2011

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