title: A brief overview of personal safety at incident sites.
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.
authors.affiliation: vic@victorcalland.co.uk
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Calland
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D011482:Protective Devices; D018635:Rescue Work; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014872:Water Movements
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants