NAEMT's EMS Safety Course aims to promote a culture of EMS safety and help reduce the number and intensity of injuries incurred by EMS practitioners in carrying out their work.

The course increases the practitioners' awareness and understanding of EMS safety standards and practices and develops their ability to implement them effectively. The EMS Safety Course is the first national and most comprehensive education program of its kind that teaches techniques on how best to achieve safety on the job. The curriculum covers:

• Crew resource management
• Emergency vehicle safety
• Responsibilities in scene operations
• Patient handling
• Patient, practitioner, and bystander safety
• Personal health

The course offers an overview of current issues surrounding safety in EMS, presents and discusses case studies, builds risk assessment and decision-making skills, and provides an opportunity for participants to relate their own experiences with EMS safety issues.