PARAMEDIC SAFETY
Errors in patient care and EMS provider health concerns are raising awareness of the risks of prolonger work hours
Being overweight is a threat to our patients, to our health and to our livelihood
Books
In this EMS novel excerpt one medic is willing to enter a dangerous scene because she doesn’t want to see her husband, a cop, but her partner wants the opportunity for confrontation
The firefighters who assaulted a young woman pursuing her paramedic dream are still at the departments she was dismissed from for reporting the incidents
Coworkers — men and women — bullied and tormented a young paramedic during a difficult period of her life instead of training, mentoring and supporting her
EMS personnel must be familiar with the types of body armor and its practical on-duty use during patient assessment and care
EMS providers need to admit that prehospital patient care errors can and do happen to begin addressing this serious cause of patient injury and death
Health care accreditation and safety organizations have cited alarm fatigue as a top patient safety risk
A scene two EMS providers thought was “safe” turned out to be much worse than the terrible weather outside
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
