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.
Lifting a patient can be completely uneventful or it can make you a viral internet star
Matt Streger, Brian Hupp and Simon Claridge discuss patient and provider safety devices and protocols
What if scheduling and finalizing a transport could be done in 60 seconds?
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EMTs, paramedics and firefighters have a responsibility to identify fall hazards and share prevention tips with patients and at the public events we host
New Haven firefighters pulled several people from the debris following the partial collapse of a one-story building under construction
Carl Amos was alone when he tried to escape to safety, but he tripped and broke his hip
The law requires EMS and trauma care systems to develop transport protocols by Jan. 1, 2024
A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said there were no “visible or obvious” injuries but complaints of pain
Careerline Tech Center students worked through several scenarios evaluating their skills as they prepare for a career in EMS
Steve Whitehead and Nick Nudell debate the importance of MOR reporting
LaDamonyon “DeeDee” Hall, 47, died in 2022 after police and EMS providers responding to a reported disturbance handcuffed and transported her
Universal Ambulance Services “began an investigation immediately,” said General Manager Duncan Walker
“I am not willing to give our health for him,” Sacramento Firefighter Timothy John Keyes wrote on Facebook, according to a disciplinary letter
Peggy Finley’s attorney plans to continue seeking a bond reduction, but Peter Cadigan’s lawyer does not
“There was information withheld by those already on the scene which caused our members to handle things differently than they should have,” Thomas Malone said
Peggy Finley also is accused of trying to improperly influence a police officer
Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case: Action steps for EMS practitioners
The restraint policy states that a patient is never to be transported in a prone position and calls for regular circulation checks
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The Gwinnett County contract includes gear such as power stretchers and chest compression tools
If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case – Part 1: Action steps for EMS leaders
Accountability for displaying proper patient lifting and moving – whether it’s physically lifting patients or utilizing equipment – rests at the top of the agency
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
”... As frustrated as I’ve ever been on a call, I can’t fathom doing any of these things to a patient,” one commenter wrote
“When the prosecutor sees and hears compassion, competence and professionalism, even in the face of significant errors being made, it becomes much harder to justify filing criminal charges”
The 35-year-old man died from compressional and positional asphyxia, which a coroner said was a result of being placed face down on a stretcher
The Springfield patient, who may have been experiencing hallucinations, was placed face-down on a stretcher and restrained
5 ways a good partner can make the shift go more smoothly and improve patient and provider safety
Reduce your agency’s risk of lifting injuries through a combination of training and tools
The man resisted when the officer tried to get him out of the road, and the paramedic helped the officer get the man under control
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