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Emerg Med J 2006;23:878-882 doi:10.1136/emj.2004.022624
  • Prehospital care

A brief overview of personal safety at incident sites

  1. V Calland
  1. Correspondence to:
 V Calland
 48 Broadgate, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 8DU, UK; vic{at}victorcalland.co.uk
  • Received 25 November 2004
  • Accepted 25 October 2005
  • Revised 25 October 2005

Abstract

Safety at the scenes of trauma is not routinely taught to ambulance crews or medical teams. This article considers identification of the various hazards at an assortment of scenes by looking for unstable energy sources. While no substitute for practical training and experience, it provides a concept around which safety awareness can be developed.

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