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The John Petropoulos Memorial Fund (JPMF) creates partnerships which strive to eliminate preventable workplace fatalities and injuries to first responders, including police, fire and EMS personnel
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Portable Radio Ruling
The Ontario Labour Relations Board released its long-awaited 57 page decision regarding the the safety of Paramedics in the aspect of 2 portable radios, testing of 10-2000 buttons and some issues surrounding address flagging.
Toronto EMS Shari's Mission
Shari Ichelson Silverman, sister to Toronto EMS Paramedic Rob Ichelson, is a 34 year-old mother of 11 year-old Ashley-Ann. Throughout June Shari didn't feel well. Numerous doctors made wildly wrong diagnoses. Shari collapsed and was transported to York Central Hospital by ambulance. They thought she was dehydrated. Blood tests soon revealed the truth: leukemia. Testing at Princess Margaret Hospital provided her with a definitive diagnosis: AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia.)
Paramedic Safety Advancement on a Global Scale
Who are we? We are a group of like-minded Paramedics that believe that Paramedic safety advancment has not kept pace patient care treatments.
Ambulance Design Safety
Ambulance vehicle design standards in Canada are lagging. Bench seats are career-enders and ergonomic designs are absent. Unfortunately some Provinces such as Ontario have adopted the core material in the KKK manufacturer standard and AMD.
No Stats. No Guidances
SARS, CBRN, FRI, H1N1. Paramedic acronyms that have become all too familiar.
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Ambulance Visibility
The latest research & technical information on emergency vehicle livery, high-visibility markings and warning lights currently under development by emergency service agencies in Australia and other overseas countries
Watch Us on YouTube
Paramedic Safety is on YouTube. Safety videos that have gone viral regarding ambulance design and various equpment samples
Paramedic Safety on YouTubeAn array of stunning, vivid and unique videos that demonstrate the hazards of Paramedicine.
EMS Safety Foundation
The EMS Safety Foundation, is a not-for-profit 'Think Tank' consortium and institute.
Its mission is to promote and enhance EMS Safety Innovation, Research, Knowledge Transfer, Education and Safety information dissemination.
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Paramedic Safety Community
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A powerful, feature rich framework used for information and data sharing
Our redsigned website has enchanced features and a community social networking element that ensures that Health and Safety discussions are contributed from all corners of Canada. Read More
One Injury is One Too Many. Every Death is Preventable.
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Achieving the future vision of EMS will require collaboration between EMS leaders and public policy makers. The final sections of this report list potential actions EMS leaders and public policy makers can take for each of the key ecommendations. The EMSCC invites EMS leaders and public policy makers to explore these suggested actions as we seek to create an enhanced, community-based EMS.
Nadine Levick, MD MPH, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Objective Safety, has been providing safety and hazard awareness data in the field of Injury Prevention and Control in the USA, Australia and Europe since 1996, and recipient of the 2003 International Society for Automotive Engineers WEC/Breed Womens leadership award . Objective Safety has unique expertise on safety and hazard awareness in the Emergency Medical Services Transport Environment in addition to safety and injury prevention and control in the pediatric setting.
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