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.
After a high-speed collision, Kootenai County EMS System chief confirms lessons about designing and operating a safer ambulance
Agencies should take into consideration local terrain, potential hazards and future needs before purchasing a specialty EMS vehicle
Prepare for awkward lifts with smart strategies and tools to boost patient confidence and avoid on-the-job injuries
Two fire captains violated city and department policies when they punched and cursed at a patient during a medical call
He says a report filed about the incident was wrong, and everything he did was “to protocol, policy and procedures”
EMS is rarely about lifesaving; instead it is a privilege of caring for others at their time of greatest need
Patient’s home surveillance footage shows EMT putting a pill bottle in his pocket
EMS providers need to understand anchoring, a type of cognitive bias, to prevent errors in prehospital patient assessment and care
It never occurred to me that the voice over my radio was anything but annoying to my patients, never mind someone’s salvation
The victim told police that he examined her breast and was “acting creepy” because of the sexual comments made during the exam
EMSA is updating the vehicles with new patient loading and restraint systems
Assessment and care of patients in police custody requires advanced preparation, vigilant assessment, and an open mind to the nature of illness
Arrowhead EMS conferences gives EMS providers opportunity to learn about their craft and products for response and transport
Some EMS providers say speed bumps can interfere when trying to secure an airway or stabilize a patient, especially when one is coming up and it’s not communicated
Guests Greg Friese and Steve Whitehead debate whether field mistakes are something EMS needs to prepare for, or if providers should be able to avoid those mistakes altogether
Blanket drag used by EMS and bystanders to move man possibly having a heart attack to ambulance
Is EMS becoming too technical when it comes to patient care?
Once a patient is in the exam room, they can appear very different than the person EMS responded to on the street
It took a bariatric litter, a bariatric rig and a lot of manpower to move the patient experiencing a medical emergency
With studies showing spinal immobilization often does more harm than good, more agencies will adopt policies limiting backboards in 2015
In what was considered a precedent-setting case, he received probation and community service for not properly treating a patient who later died of his injuries
Patients will be placed on a padded stretcher for spinal immobilization; Palm Beach County Fire Rescue is one of the first agencies in the state to make the policy change
Experienced providers should re-evaluate priorities before riding a bad idea into the ground
Due to feet of snow, it was not possible to get in or out of the hospital by vehicle
The ambulance is a preemptive measure due the company’s involvement with patients traveling abroad
A flight photographer’s PR assignment quickly changes as he captures the response to a serious medical call
One nurse suffered a collapsed lung after the patient burst into the nursing station swinging part of a hospital bed
She now donates plasma containing Ebola antibodies to be given to other patients
