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.
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
From full-scale to tabletop exercises, preparing for a mass casualty incident should be part of disaster management training
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
Her father suffered a heart attack across the street from a firehouse; the firefighters stayed put, another ambulance got lost, and the city worker died
The latest BEAR connects to a stair chair to safely transport large patients up and down multiple stories
She applied pressure to the boy’s chest wound and told him to “hold on for his mom”
A long-standing practice of police transport for gunshot victims points to deeper issues in EMS care
The Pa. study looked at survival rates of seriously injured patients and speculates police may get to the hospital faster; it was careful to not call into question the abilities of EMTs
Both mom and baby eventually made it to the hospital and are doing well
The ambulance service connects with local nursing homes and takes people home to see their families free of charge
The man was cited for resisting arrest and assaulting emergency personnel
A homeless male found lying on the sidewalk has a lot going on, but here’s what to treat first
The patient, 84, was killed after the ambulance crashed and flipped while en route to the hospital
Ambulance transports aren’t funded by the government — they’re funded by those transported
“There’s a saying that if you’ve seen one emergency medical system, you’ve seen one emergency medical system — no two are alike”
