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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Enforce Ambulance Safety Inside & Out

Last month's International Firefighter and EMS Safety Stand Down was designed to draw attention to the line-of-duty deaths and reinforce the safety message. A stand down places safety at the forefront for a day and takes a serious look at fire department and ambulance operations. The number of deaths per 100,000 people in EMS operations is now approaching the number in fire service operations. The rate for EMS providers is now 12.7 deaths per 100,000 workers; the fire service rate is 13.5. The causes of EMS fatalities include electrocution and needle sticks (4%), homicide (9%), cardiac event (11%), ...

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