How safe is your scene?
These are just a few reports from the news.
At what point did these EMS providers have an opportunity to check for scene safety?
With the NAEMT releasing a study of 52% of injuries in EMS coming from assault…… it’s obvious EMS providers are assaulted on scenes they thought were safe. According to Dr. Brian McGuire EMS providers are 30 times more likely to be injured on the job from ASSAULTS than most other proffesions.
• A paramedic was sitting on the back of hi…
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Posted on November 4, 2009 at 11:27am —