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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EMTs, paramedics and firefighters have a responsibility to identify fall hazards and share prevention tips with patients and at the public events we host
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Advocacy, public health and medical specialty organizations signed a nine-page joint letter describing the ambulance bed crisis in a series of stories
Officers arrested Amanda E. Emery, who they say struck and intentionally spit on an EMS provider who was trying to render aid
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Despite the finding, the 23-year-old massage therapist’s cause of death remains listed as undetermined
Willimantic Chief Marc Scrivener said the crewmembers restrained the agitated patient in an ambulance, but he broke free
While every situation is different, most people are more receptive to a sympathetic approach than an authoritative command
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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
Police recaptured the man, and EMS treated and transported him
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“People thoroughly enjoy being here and responding to people in the community,” said Cass County EMS B shift Supervisor Melissa Barrie
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As the numbers of pediatric patients with diagnosed mental health conditions climb, EMS providers will be increasingly asked to treat these kids
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Monongalia County EMT Anthony Oliverio was stabbed approximately three times in the torso and hand
“In my work as an EMS chaplain, I’ve ridden in the back of an ambulance hundreds of times, but this was the first time I was on the stretcher”
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A new, gas-powered rig offers lower anticipated repair costs over diesel, the Northshire Rescue Squad reported
The two Warwick firefighters underwent investigation following a patient’s death
Partnership between St. Charles Health and Crook County Fire & Rescue continues to meet local need
When decon is not enough to assure patient comfort and safety, consider replacing your stretcher mattress with an affordable, durable substitute
The petition comes three years after civil rights investigators found Hennepin Healthcare paramedics were sedating people at the request of police
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
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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
Paramedic Shea Lathrum and EMT Brandon Busch were returning from an out-of-county transport when they saw a car leave the roadway and catch fire
Tulsa Police Officer Sean Love lost consciousness and did not have a pulse after struggling with the patient who had escaped restraints
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