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.
Firefighter-paramedics rapidly implement new ideas to curb infection
EMS providers may find themselves face to face with this new and highly infectious virus – here’s how to protect yourself and the patients you transport
EMS training gaps in lifting practices, medical measuring and monitoring, and providing compassionate care put patients and providers at risk
The online tool aims to facilitate communications and logistics for EMTs and paramedics
Adopt, train, and follow these best practices for field to hospital and interfacility transports of psychiatric patients
You are asked to respond to the home of a woman that has been burned by a liquid while cooking
Plantation Fire Rescue administers powerful sedative to suspected flakka users to calm them down for the safety of all involved
After being extricated from a vehicle the patient was loaded into a medical helicopter, but changed his mind seconds before liftoff
Inside EMS co-host Kelly Grayson provides information from EMS colleagues who were witnesses at the scene, who say the incident appeared to be a case of excited delirium
Police are investigating why the patient was unrestrained and able to take hold of the wheel
Interviews with NY EMTs and paramedics provides new insights into the complex, yet largely unknown juncture of emergency care and end-of-life care
A case claiming the EMT violated patient privacy rights has been moved from state court to federal court
Compassion is what gives EMS meaning and an EMT or medic that lacks it needs to leave the tough work to the rest of us
Troy Goode was behaving erratically after 4-5 hits of LSD, fled from police, and fought with EMS and hospital personnel before his death
Witnesses report and video shows man suspected of LSD overdose face-down on a stretcher with his legs pulled back and bound
After four decades, thousands of patients, and many amazing partners, I know we can do better for our patients, the public and ourselves
The man ran into a Fla. police station saying he took bad drugs, jumped from an ambulance and tried to break into homes
The FDA reconfirmed an epinephrine shortage, and high demands for auto injectors may make them difficult to obtain
The nationwide program helps terminally ill patients and family members fulfill last wishes on day trips to locations chosen by the patient
The man was transported from his home following a two-hour standoff; his house was sold at foreclosure after debt amassed caring for his wife with Alzheimer’s disease
A woman said she pleaded with Florida EMTs to fly her husband to Tampa General, and he was taken to a local hospital instead
The ability to think and act quickly when encountering a patient in an excited delirium situation could spell the difference between successful treatment and a lost life
Alberta paramedics will be able to scan the patient’s brain in the ambulance and start clot-busting drugs immediately for an improved chance of recovery
Research at two universities in England found the continued presence of, and communication by, health care staff were just as importance as performance measures like response times when it comes to patient care
Obesity-related diseases, vaccine preventable disease, mental illness and the need for education should all be considered in the prehospital setting
Since the differential diagnosis for PEA is wide and ACLS offers little guidance, try these tips to improve the chances of patient survival
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Police say the man was hallucinating; he voluntarily got into an ambulance, then jumped out
The medic pleaded no contest and signed away his paramedic certification; patient speaks about the incident
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