5 steps to teaching and learning psychomotor skills

5 steps to teaching and learning psychomotor skills

The cost of recruitment vs. the budget for retention

The cost of recruitment vs. the budget for retention

7 Olympic athletes who are current or former first responders

7 Olympic athletes who are current or former first responders

More than 500 EMS courses and videos totaling over 440 continuing edcuation hours!

More than 500 EMS courses and videos totaling over 440 continuing edcuation hours!

Grow your network organically

Grow your network organically

Real talk about the Delta, Lambda variants and body-worn cameras in EMS

Real talk about the Delta, Lambda variants and body-worn cameras in EMS

Turnover: We have measured it, but can we manage it?

Turnover: We have measured it, but can we manage it?

What public safety professionals can learn from Olympians

What public safety professionals can learn from Olympians

The Delta variant: What providers should know about the ‘fastest and fittest’ COVID virus

The Delta variant: What providers should know about the ‘fastest and fittest’ COVID virus

Recruiting paramedics, EMTs in the gig economy

Recruiting paramedics, EMTs in the gig economy

Seeding innovation and racial equity in EMS

Seeding innovation and racial equity in EMS

Public safety partner education: How to apply a chest seal

Public safety partner education: How to apply a chest seal

Patient Handling

Patient Handling

The patient handling topic contains the latest news, information, education and training tips for EMTs and paramedics related to lifting and moving patients. Learn how to communicate with patients to ease assessment and intervention challenges, the latest products designed to assist with patient handling, and how to stay safe and prevent EMS injuries incurred by physically lifting and moving patients.

Also: Download a free patient handling devices buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

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RI firefighters' EMT licenses reinstated after suspension
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The two Warwick firefighters underwent investigation following a patient's death
$100K gift helps Oregon community buy two new ambulances
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Partnership between St. Charles Health and Crook County Fire & Rescue continues to meet local need
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Training Day: Combining forces to verify tube placement
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Bound Tree Medical

Gone are the days of simply relying on visualizing the tube passing through the cords and watching for tube fogging, thanks to technology that helps verify tube placement
How anchoring can cause medical errors
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EMS providers need to understand anchoring, a type of cognitive bias, to prevent errors in prehospital patient assessment and care
Wait a minute, you auscultated a broken bone?
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How to use the lost art of auscultatory percussion to evaluate suspected long bone fractures
Does Trendelenburg belong in the EMS toolkit?
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Trendelenburg is taught to all EMS students, but does it still have a place in prehospital care?
6 tips for drowning prevention and response
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First responders can use their status as respected community figures to reduce the risk for drowning
DA: Responders won't be charged for restraining patient whose death was ruled a homicide
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An attorney for Jamon West's family alleges firefighters threw West to the ground and put their weight on top of him while he was having a seizure
Clinical scenario: Patient with a traumatic amputation
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You are dispatched to a factory for a report of a man with his arm caught in a hydraulic press
Are you over-ventilating patients?
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Learn how real-time BVM feedback can help you improve patient care for cardiac arrest, TBI and other critical conditions
Car plows into crowd on San Diego sidewalk; 3 dead, 6 injured
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The 71-year-old driver, who is now in custody, was heading through a tunnel when he drove his Volvo station wagon onto the sidewalk
Rethinking lift-assist calls with Maia Dorsett
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The clinical, cognitive and potential risk considerations in lift-assists, which are more complex than we realize
Reality training: Every patient move is a high-risk move
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Have you recently reviewed lifting techniques, stretcher operations and teamwork to avoid a patient drop?
Quiz: Do you know the ins and outs of ventilation?
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Test your airway management knowledge with these 10 questions
Mass. police officer suspended after being seen on video slapping patient in stretcher
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Worcester police officials announced this week that they have completed their investigation into the video posted on Facebook in July
5 questions to guide EMS transport decisions
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You are on scene with a patient who has sustained a significant injury; how do you decide whether to use red lights and sirens?
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