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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The EMT told the restrained patient to “get a haircut and join the military”
Officials suspected that a stronger cut of heroin was responsible for the spike in calls
The woman’s family discovered her at the dialysis clinic after she failed to come home
The two took numerous photos and recordings of over 20 unconscious or incapacitated patients
Five paramedics and one firefighter pulled the ambulance over to help the woman give birth
The victim was transported by armored vehicle during the second night of the skirmishes.
Firefighters rescued the 86-year-old woman after her family alerted authorities of her absence.
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Authorities said recent flooding had caused the bridge’s support beams to rot
The woman was cooperative with paramedics before unbuckling her seatbelt and leaving the ambulance
Officials said EMS “didn’t know where to go”
EMS providers need to prepare for the public attention and scrutiny of providing event medical services so they can focus on the needs of the patient
The officer fixed tourniquets on both of the victim’s legs to stop arterial bleeding before EMTs arrived
The driver chose not to call an ambulance, and instead used the vehicle’s autopilot to find a nearby ER
Video has surfaced of a stretcher falling out of the ambulance while carrying the French gymnast
A generator was being run indoors at the event, forcing nearly 300 guests to be evacuated from the venue
Critics say for-profit ERs reduce the amount of charity care hospitals can perform
NIPSTA uses new training rooms, simulations and VR to prepare first responders for critical situations
A combined effort from bystanders, paramedics and the fire department saved the life of a woman and her baby
Because sepsis is a common patient presentation, it is important for EMTs and paramedics to learn and review its signs and symptoms
Company’s failure to send ALS paramedic lead to fatal “loss of essential time”
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