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EMS Week

Celebrating EMS Week 2024 – Day 3: EMS Safety

Tuesday’s theme aims to foster a culture of safety, collaboration and preparedness within the EMS industry and in local communities

May 10, 2024 05:35 PM • 
Rachel Engel
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We’ve made it to Day 3! Tuesday’s theme revolves around EMS safety, emphasizing the importance of both first responder safety and citizen safety training.

The nature of EMS work involves responding to unpredictable and high-stress situations, making safety a top priority for both EMS personnel and the public they serve. EMS Week provides an ideal opportunity to amplify the importance of EMS safety and create a collective impact in promoting a safer environment for everyone.

Check out our “EMS Week – Day 3” video above, as well as EMS1 resources for today’s theme. Whether you’re an EMS professional, a concerned citizen or a public safety enthusiast, this collection of resources will serve as a valuable tool to enhance your understanding of EMS safety and inspire proactive engagement in emergency preparedness.

Scene safety resources
While EMS is generally great at securing the scene, there’s room for improvement when it comes to maintaining scene safety.
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Paramedic Survival
Selective attention: 5 tips to increase situational awareness on scene
Emergency response requires increased focus; this is a balancing act when approaching a scene with numerous factors in play
February 20, 2024 12:39 PM
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Linda Willing
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Paramedic Survival
Enhance situational awareness with real-time surveillance and reporting
Make better decisions by putting data to work for your agency
March 29, 2024 01:51 PM
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Michael Fraley, BS, BA, NRP
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Paramedic Survival
Situational awareness: Your primary weapon in violence prevention
Watch: Strategies to enhance your situational awareness and spot a threat
March 19, 2024 05:42 PM
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Will Demuth
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Violent patient management resources
Situational awareness on scene is the first step to preventing or minimizing violent patient interactions. Check out these additional resources for managing difficult individuals at a response.
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Paramedic and EMT protection: How to avoid violent attacks
Know the signs of escalation and how to diffuse dangerous encounters
December 05, 2023 10:43 AM
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Education
This 1 magic phrase will stop patient conflicts
This phrase has an amazing ability to get people in the middle of an angry rant to stop, listen, and reframe their argument
October 02, 2024 05:33 PM
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Steve Whitehead
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Protecting EMS Providers From Violence
11 videos to help providers prevent violence, escalation
These videos demonstrate how to predict scene safety, handle violent patient outbursts and maintain a safe scene on each call
May 26, 2020 02:17 PM
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Rachel Engel
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Safety
How to reduce risk of violence to EMS providers
Take a mental “stand down” to review essential safety practices that can reduce the risk of injury from violence
May 04, 2017 12:13 PM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
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Paramedic Survival
A problem you can’t afford to ignore
The whole-system approach to protecting your personnel from violence
January 22, 2024 06:39 PM
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Daniel Martin, MPAS, PA-C, NRP, TP-C
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Infectious Diseases
Spit isn’t just a movie star meme, it’s an occupational hazard
Reminders for public safety personnel on how to respond to a spitter with time, distance and shielding
September 08, 2022 05:46 PM
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Greg Friese, MS, NRP
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Community awareness resources
Empowering citizens with basic lifesaving skills and knowledge can make a significant difference in emergency situations. These resources focus on educating the public on fundamental safety practices and actions responders can take to support these communities.
Patient Safety
6 tips for drowning prevention and response
First responders can use their status as respected community figures to reduce the risk for drowning
June 13, 2017 05:11 PM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
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Books
8 EMS-themed children’s books
Next time you select a book for your child, consider these EMS-themed reads
March 26, 2024 02:17 PM
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Community Awareness
From ‘uh oh’ to taking action
Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency
May 17, 2023 06:30 PM
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Kerri Hatt
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Bleeding Control
Stop the Bleed – Save a Life
Reduce your community’s risk by training citizens how to control bleeding
October 01, 2018 12:12 PM
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Robert Rielage
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Community Awareness
How to respond to a drowning incident
Share these resources with your community members so they are better prepared to prevent and respond to drowning incidents
July 20, 2022 11:54 AM
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Leila Merrill
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Cardiac Care
CPR shuffle: The life-saving playlist you need
Every song on our list falls within the recommended 100 to 120 bpm range to perform CPR
July 19, 2022 11:03 AM
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Rachel Engel
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Elder care resources
As the Baby Boomer population continues to age, agencies are responding to more geriatric patient calls. Are your providers prepared? Check out these resources for interacting with this unique population.
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How fire, EMS departments can better serve the elderly
It’s easy for fire and EMS departments to poorly serve this growing demographic, but training can improve that
January 05, 2017 02:58 PM
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Linda Willing
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Education
9 fall prevention tips for EMS providers to share with friends, family, and patients
Injury prevention, especially of geriatric falls, is an important responsibility for EMS providers
August 25, 2009 06:37 AM
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Greg Friese, MS, NRP
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Patient Safety
Treating geriatric patients: 5 tips for EMTs and paramedics
Follow these methods to successfully assess and treat older patients
January 12, 2017 09:30 AM
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Kevin Grange
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Geriatric
Silent but deadly: The trauma we miss in geriatric care
Improve your patient assessment of traumatic injuries in geriatric medicine
February 01, 2018 11:45 AM
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Rom Duckworth, BS, LP
Clinical scenario: A geriatric patient fall
You are dispatched to an independent living facility for a senior citizen who has fallen
November 17, 2016 10:42 AM
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Patrick Lickiss
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Geriatric
Fear the geriatric abdominal pain
Learn what to look for and how to advocate for elderly patients who may be much sicker than they appear
June 11, 2024 03:53 PM
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Zachary Tillett, MD, NRP
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Rachel Engel
Rachel Engel

Rachel Engel is an award-winning journalist and the senior editor of FireRescue1.com and EMS1.com. In addition to her regular editing duties, Engel seeks to tell the heroic, human stories of first responders and the importance of their work. She earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma, and began her career as a freelance writer, focusing on government and military issues. Engel joined Lexipol in 2015 and has since reported on issues related to public safety. Engel lives in Wichita, Kansas. She can be reached via email.