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EMS Safety Resources

Below are resources to raise awareness of the various types of safety issues EMS practitioners face and to help EMS practitioners protect themselves and their patients.



CategoryTitleDescription
Injury Prevention & General SafetyEMS Safety and System DesignWebinar on EMS Safety and system design
Injury Prevention & General SafetySafety Management Systems in EMS: An Implementation GuideSafety Management Systems in EMS: An Implementation Guide
Injury Prevention & General SafetyEMS Safety PracticesComprehensive FEMA 2022 manual on EMS Safety Practices
Injury Prevention & General SafetyFederal Register :: Emergency Response StandardComprehensive proposed rule from OSHA for emergency responder safety. Includes many referenced materials on EMS safety.
Violence PreventionModel Policies to Protect EMS Responders From Workplace Stress and Violence Model Policies to Protect EMS Responders From Workplace Stress and Violence
Violence PreventionA Systematic Review of Workplace Violence Against Emergency Medical Services RespondersA Systematic Review of Workplace Violence Against Emergency Medical Services Responders
Violence PreventionWPV EMS Responders FACT SHEETEMS responder violence fact sheet.
Injury Prevention & General SafetyA Cohort Study of Occupational Fatalities among Paramedicine CliniciansResearch on occupational fatalities in EMS.
Injury Prevention & General SafetyOccupational Injuries and Illnesses among Paramedicine CliniciansUpdated research from Dr. Brian Maguire on what hurts EMS overall for a decade.
Injury Prevention & General Safetyems-healthandwellnesssurvey-2016.pdfems-healthandwellnesssurvey-2016.pdf
Ambulance Design & RoadsideEMS-Electric-Vehicle-Resource-Page-R5.pdfEMS-Electric-Vehicle-Resource-Page-R5.pdf
Ambulance OperationsNHTSA Characterizing Ambulance Driver Training in EMS Systems2019 Comprehensive review of ambulnace driver training programs from around the country.
Injury Prevention & General SafetyFentanyl_Safety_Recommendations_for_First_Responders_August_2021.pdfFentanyl Safety recommendations for first responders from joint federal agencies.
FatigueDeveloping a Webtool for Fatigue in Emergency Medical Services SchedulingWebtool for fatigue based on EMS research
FatigueThe Emergency Medical Services Sleep Health StudyThe primary aim of this study was to determine whether providing education and training to EMS personnel on the importance of sleep health and the dangers of fatigue improved sleep quality and fatigue.
Ambulance OperationsEMS Infographic_2023_R21-page infographic on serious ambulance crashes between 2012-2018
Ambulance OperationsGroundAmbulanceCrashesPresentation02072023_NewTemplate.pptxNHTSA 2023 Report on serious ambulance crashes between 2012-2018
Injury Prevention & General SafetyHeat Related StressHeat Related Stress
Ambulance Design & RoadsideEMS Focus Webinar: How to Make Ambulances Safer and Prevent Crashes | EMS.govNHTSA 2020 Webinar on ambulance safety
Ambulance Design & RoadsideNational Roadway Safety StrategyNational Roadway Safety Strategy
Ambulance Design & RoadsideNational TIM Responder Training - Emergency Transportation Operations - FHWA Office of OperationsNational Traffic Incident Management (TIM) responder training from the federal highway administration.
Ambulance Design & RoadsideResponder Safety.org A plethora of roadside safety, including some free course in traffic incident management, and many resources about roadside safety among other things.
Infection Control & PreventionInfection Prevention and Control for the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce2022 AHRQ Comprehensive document on infection prevention and control in EMS
Ambulance Design & RoadsideStudy of Protecting Emergency Responders on the Highways and Operation of Emergency VehiclesA Review of First Responder Agencies Who Have Adopted Emergency Lighting and Vehicle Conspicuity Technology
Violence PreventionEMERG-ing data: Multi-city surveillance of workplace violence against EMS respondersData from the EMERG reporting system supports the need for further attention and resources to quantify the degree of workplace violence experienced by the U.S. fire and rescue service.
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