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.
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How I explained response speed to the question “why don’t you run to the patient?” from an EMT student
Portland firefighters faced a 20-minute ambulance delay while treating a patient experiencing chest pains
Maryland State Police Trooper 5 conducted two hoist rescues of injured hikers
Two people were injured when their vehicle went into the James River before a bridge-tunnel
Grand Canyon National Park’s Search and Rescue team had to set up a rope rescue since a helicopter rescue was not feasible
First responders in fire and police boats, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to a crash off Long Island’s south shore
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One requested additional specialized help to complete the rope rescue
Police believe the Decatur Township crash, which left a car embedded into the second floor, was intentional
7 passengers are in critical condition after their bus rolled over on a winding highway in Boise County
Authorities say the bus carrying up to 50 people struck an embankment and a car on I-81 near Harrisburg.
Tulsa firefighters had to cut part of the flagpole off for the victim to fit into an ambulance
As West Manatee Fire Rescue personnel were clearing the crash scene a boat with a shark bite victim arrived at the boat ramp
A worker in Durham was hit by a piece of equipment and left hanging 150 feet about the ground
LAFD firefighters had to extricate three people from the car after it crashed into the camp
First responders faced difficult terrain while working together to reach, package and remove an unconscious, bleeding patient
At least 25 patients were transported to local hospitals after a second-floor deck at a Billings country club collapsed
Boston firefighters had difficulty removing the injured sailor due to narrow areas inside the historic ship
Doorbell camera shows the moments after an explosion in St. Charles burned 3 adults, 2 children
The LAFD said one of the crane’s arms broke as workers were removing the billboard
A group of 40 people were having a picnic in the Santa Rosa park when the large branch fell
The pilot had been practicing landings and takeoffs at the Long Beach Airport where the crash occurred
At least 4 patients were flown to hospitals from the I-70 crash near Highland
Ladders and ropes were used to remove some passengers in the Manhattan bus collision
20 people were treated on the scene, and 14 transported to area hospitals after car crashed into a Laconia restaurant
First responders in Cuyahoga County held an NDMS exercise using a plane full of patients
The worker, pinned by a large piece of concrete, had a fractured arm and his legs were folded backwards underneath the dirt
Helena firefighters had to crawl approximately 50 feet underneath the train to reach one victim
West Metro Fire Rescue said most of the injuries at Red Rocks were cuts and fractures
Springfield EMT Peggy Finley faces murder charges related to “compressional and positional asphyxia” of a patient
Medical helicopters flew 5 teens to Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston
A freon leak inside the Pittsburg store caused an employee to have trouble breathing
Three workers were pinned when the 6-foot-high, 40-foot-long wall collapsed near a trench where they were working
