Patient Handling

Follow these methods to successfully assess and treat older patients

While every situation is different, most people are more receptive to a sympathetic approach than an authoritative command

3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey

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A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department EMS report shows Daniel Taylor was conscious when medics arrived to treat him after a fight with corrections officers

Polk County Fire Rescue members had restrained the 67-year-old disabled patient on a gurney when Matthew Mullins struck him, police say

The more complex the skill, the more attention it requires; so how do we get work done and still maintain awareness of the whole scene?

Warning signs and a checklist for evaluating patients after a lift assist

The clinical, cognitive and potential risk considerations in lift-assists, which are more complex than we realize

Police recaptured the man, and EMS treated and transported him

Strategies to unilaterally reduce ED wait times and get back into service

From where to begin, to last-resort options: Tips and tricks I’ve picked up during hundreds of pediatric IV placements

Emphasizing the old-world values of Squad 51's Johnny and Roy in today’s EMS

You are asked to respond to the home of a woman that has been burned by a liquid while cooking

Monongalia County EMT Anthony Oliverio was stabbed approximately three times in the torso and hand