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.
Four pieces of low-hanging fruit that can improve industry safety for our patients and EMS crews
“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”
The impact COVID-19 had, and didn’t have, the changes we’re embracing and the change providers want to see
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) could help assess and control contamination on ambulance surfaces
Discuss your duty to extricate a patient from a remote location and what equipment is available to you
Follow these methods to successfully assess and treat older patients
The hearing concluded that some air ambulance bills were too high and some insurance companies offered too little reimbursement
Developers said the drone can be used to transport victims from a hot zone or deliver military forces and medical supplies
The wrongful death lawsuit alleges Rogers Helicopters operated and maintained their air ambulance with negligence
Kory and Camille Landwehr aren’t normally allowed to work shifts together, but were permitted to do so on Christmas
A lift, which is installed in the back of the ambulance, works by locking a stretcher into place and sliding the patient safely into the vehicle
This issue explores efforts to improve ambulance safety, shining a light both on technological advances and ways to improve driver behavior
Understanding the underlying cause of a patient’s behavioral changes is necessary to assure accurate treatment is started
EMS providers across the country went above and beyond for their communities — no matter how big or small the deed
RSI can be lifesaving when appropriately applied or deadly if not performed with a high-level of proficiency and accuracy
Officials said the ambulance veered off the road into a water-filled ditch and struck some trees
How will you care for a teenager who intentionally asphyxiated himself and is now unresponsive with agonal respirations?
Jordan V. Selsor rescued a woman trapped in a vehicle that was quickly filling up with water
The parents of the 11-month-old boy allege medical professionals failed to diagnose a condition that led to septic shock
The study found that 84 percent of EMS providers in the patient compartments of ambulances that crashed weren’t using their own restraints
Your patient has an apparent hip fracture after a fall and needs to be packaged for transport; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to an independent living facility for a senior citizen who has fallen
Decisions made in the prehospital setting can significantly improve outcomes for patients with orthopedic trauma
Understand how capnography identifies respiratory and cardiovascular compromise in restrained patients
Law enforcement and SAR K-9s are public safety personnel who may require the emergency care of EMS providers
Our co-hosts discuss EMS back injuries and the use of equipment
Our co-hosts discuss how one program is teaching paramedics how to deal and empathize with dementia patients by using virtual training
The patient removed his restraints and jumped out the back doors of the ambulance
