EMS Resources

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Exposure Control (pdf)

Reprinted with permission from Elsevier Public Safety, 2007:
Go to JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services) online

• Survey on Ambulance Patient Compartment Safety (pdf)
• Ambulance Safety Design article (pdf)
• Ambulance Safety First article (pdf)
• EMS Responding Safely article (pdf)
• Pandemic Planning Strategies article (pdf)
• Shiftwork Sleep and Safety article (pdf)

EveryoneGoesHome.com
Several applicable resources to assist you in your Stand Down planning.

EMS Safety Techniques and Applications (pdf)
This manual details important safeguards that EMS personnel need to take to ensure their continuing safety and health. Written primarily for responders, it also contains information for managers to assist in establishing an EMS Safety Officer position.

KY Ambulance Accident (pdf)
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program: 26-Year-Old Emergency Medical Technician Dies in Multiple Fatality Ambulance Crash - Kentucky