| Category | Title | Description |
| Violence Prevention | Fire and EMS Response to Civil Unrest | USFA and NHTSA Office of EMS compiled best practices to assist EMS practitioners as you respond to civil unrest incidents in your community. |
| Injury Prevention | EMS Fatigue Risk Management and Project Research - What's New? | Webinar presented by Dr. Daniel Patterson from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine on December 1, 2020 to review the current project's status and its three (3) phases. |
| Injury Prevention | Fire and EMS Response to Civil Unrest | Best practices to prepare personnel, the station, apparatus, and the community for emergency response in a challenging environment. |
| Violence Prevention | 2019 NAEMT National Report on EMS Violence | Provides information on the acts of violence against EMS practitioners and recommended actions that EMS agencies can take to protect and support their personnel. |
| Ambulance Safety | CAAS Ground Vehicle Standard for Ambulances v2.0 | Update includes the latest safety, quality and compliance requirements for new production ambulances. |
| Injury Prevention | The Side-by-Side Lift and Carry | A paradigm shift to save your back or the backs of your employees. |
| Injury Prevention | Implementation Guidebook: 2018 Fatigue Risk Management Guidelines for EMS | Guidance for implementing evidence-based guidelines for fatigue risk management in EMS. |
| Injury Prevention | Study focused on preventing EMS workplace violence | Preventing EMS workplace violence: A mixed-methods analysis of insights from assaulted medics |
| Infection Prevention | Survey to explore the depth of US EMS practitioners’ highly infectious disease training and education. | American Journal of Infection Control: Determining training and education needs pertaining to highly infectious disease preparedness and response: A gap analysis survey of US emergency medical services practitioners. |
| Injury Prevention | EMS Providers: How To Stay Safe On The Job | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of EMS released a new resource to help EMS providers prevent injuries at work. |
| Injury Prevention | Fatigue in EMS Risk Management Guidelines | NASEMSO News release from January 11, 2018 regarding fatigue in EMS. |
| Injury Prevention | Fentanyl Safety Guidelines | National Safety Council fentanyl safety recommendations for first responders. |
| Injury Prevention | Guide for Developing an EMS Agency Safety Program | A roadmap for EMS agencies to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace safety program, customizable to their agency type, size and needs. |
| Violence Prevention | Mitigation of Occupational Violence to Firefighters and EMS Responders June 2017 | Report by FEMA/US Fire Administration |
| Injury Prevention | Fact Sheet | EMS Workers: How Employers Can Prevent Injuries and Exposures |
| Ambulance Safety | Improving EMS Worker Safety Through Ambulance Design and Testing | This 7-part video series, jointly funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, covers new crash test methods to improve worker and patient safety in an ambulance patient compartment. |
| Ambulance Safety | Lights and Siren Use by Emergency Medical Services: Above All Do No Harm | This principle of medical care helps to guide medical decisions by reminding healthcare providers that while attempting to provide treatments to improve a patient’s outcome, there are risks that can cause harm. |
| Ambulance Safety | Anthropometric Database for the EMTs in the United States | Results of a nationwide survey conducted by NIOSH between December 2013 and May 2015. |
| Patient Safety | NAEMT "Patient Safety in EMS" White Paper | Identifies Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) as key to advancing a just culture for EMS |
| Ambulance Safety | NFPA 1917 standard | The Standard presents general requirements for ambulance design and performance, along with standalone chapters for ambulance components, including chassis, patient compartment, low voltage electrical systems and warning devices, and line voltage electrical systems. |
| Violence Prevention | Results of Study on EMS Violence | Study by Drexel University on impact of violence on EMTs and paramedics |
| Injury Prevention | EMS Cross-Checks | Suggested checklists for improved safety |
| Violence Prevention | When Patients Become Attackers | NAEMT News feature on EMS violence. |
| Ambulance Safety | A Research Study of Ambulance Operations and Best Practice Considerations for Emergency Medical Services Personnel | This study addresses operational procedures and practices while operating an ambulance. |
| Ambulance Safety | Ambulance Patient Compartment Human Factors Design Guidebook | This Ambulance Patient Compartment Human Factors Design Guidebook (the Guidebook) has been developed as a best practices guide to help augment that safer work and patient care environment. |
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