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.
A driver suspected of driving under the influence plowed into Erik Bedwell’s ambulance, sending him, his patient and his future into a tailspin
Deprioritizing epinephrine in the order of interventions
Using the stretcher as a tool in heads-up CPR
The 57-year-old is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the back of an ambulance
Our co-hosts review the recent charges brought against two paramedics for taking unauthorized photos and the 1000 percent price jump in Narcan
Our co-hosts discuss the two medics who took unauthorized selfies with over 40 unconscious patients
EMS workers took unauthorized photos of elderly and unconscious patients in the ambulance
Patient safety methods and lessons learned need to be applied to the evolving subspecialty of community paramedicine
EMS leaders at Pinnacle learn how the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council improves patient care through collaboration and consensus building
A woman parked outside the ER was told that she had to call 911 so paramedics could bring her husband into the hospital
Despite what movies show, common pens are not viable tools for tracheostomy
The couple was able to cut the paramedics’ seat belts and first responders had to cut tree limbs to reach the patient
The suit, which spawned a four-year court battle, came after two paramedics delayed proper treatment of a 76-year-old woman in cardiac arrest
An EMT’s social media post made after the Dallas shootings has captivated civilians and public safety providers
A paramedic involved in the death of a woman and a $1.2 million city settlement with her family may have let his paramedic certification lapse
How would you treat a baseball umpire’s significant head laceration as players, fans and television viewers watch your every move?
The network is adding 17 ambulances and 2 MICUS for interfacility transports
The association president stated the pursuit of high patient-satisfaction can lead to unnecessary and even harmful treatments
The service claims the officer pulled them over for no apparent reason, other than to intimidate and threaten
The woman became ‘extremely combative’ during a medical transport Thursday
The plane was making the 1,500-mile flight back to a British research station on the Antarctic peninsula, where the patients will be flown off the continent
The 68-year-old singer collapsed while singing his classic “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”
Police are investigating the driver’s interference of the ambulance which was transporting a patient
The soldier was transported eight hours by ground ambulance before surgery in a hospital parking lot
A program requiring prior authorization for repetitive nonemergency transports is intended to alleviate reimbursement issues and fraud
The customized ambulance is built to transport the four-person team and equipment to care for a patient receiving ECMO
A full life weighs more than an empty one, but who I have become because of my EMS experience has made me a better friend and caregiver
EMS providers and civilians escaped serious injuries in three different ambulance collisions
The Pine Grove Area Community Ambulance crew and patient escaped the fire unharmed
Being overweight is a threat to our patients, to our health and to our livelihood
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