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.
Binder Lift lets rescuers move more weight with fewer people.
Transitions of care are critical opportunities to communicate patient assessment and treatment information to other healthcare providers
A volunteer firefighter/AEMT relates who is chosen to be guardian angels on Earth
The side mirror of an ambulance struck the pedestrian’s head; medics took him to the hospital in critical condition
The patient tore out his IV and tried to escape from the vehicle, causing them both to fall onto the pavement
From new stair chairs to a bag that lights up, EMS Today showcased a range of exciting new products
They walked out on the meeting after a city councilman compared the firefighters to quasi doctors and AMR employees to nurses
Close to 40 emergency responders were at the scene; the man was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital
Prompt Ambulance has a dedicated rig for transfers equipped with specialty gear to monitor and support a range of patients
More calls will be transferred to the city’s fire department instead of a private ambulance service
They immobilize as well as backboards, are more comfortable, and reduce tissue interface pressures
Like parachute effectiveness, scientific proof of powered cots is hard to come by, but the benefits are obvious
Police have Tasers ready for an agitated man pacing back and forth and sweating — what’s your treatment plan?
Police have tasers ready for an agitated man pacing back and forth and sweating — what’s your course of action?
The service denied a claim filed by a woman who says they failed to correctly diagnose and treat her husband’s medical condition and he died because of it
As individuals we are entitled to our opinions, but understand the causes of obesity before commenting on it
The medic has been struck off after making a bogus radio call about a baby not breathing in order to leave him; he was suffering from a blood clot on his spine
For $10 or less per unit, your department could begin handing out lights for at-risk patients to dramatically reduce the number of fall-assist responses
The patient was pulled out of the burning rig and two crew members suffered smoke inhalation
The mothers-to-be, hampered by treacherous driving conditions, couldn’t make it to the hospital on time
The EMT driving the ambulance, a medic and patient were all transported to a hospital with minor injuries
Since his arrest, all employees have been drug tested and a new policy requires that no patient’s medication will be taken with them by EMTs during hospital transfers
The patient who wandered from her room and died in a locked stairwell did so after a doctor’s order “never to leave patient unattended”
The nurse witnessed the wreck and removed the boy as the pickup began to catch fire
