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.
From full-scale to tabletop exercises, preparing for a mass casualty incident should be part of disaster management training
Consider applying for federal, state and private grants to help your agency buy new equipment
Binder Lift’s torso wrap lifting aid helps prevent injuries, shields EMS providers from fluids and improves patient comfort
The Mobile Community Healthcare Program will focus on chronically ill people and patients recently discharged from a local hospital
Without violating patient confidentiality, what are some of those crazy cases you’ll never forget? Add your stories to the comments
Dignity Health began using the telemedicine machines five years ago to diagnose patients suspected of suffering strokes
Instead of just the prehospital care they give now, they’ll be doing post-hospital checkups
Officials say staff are increasingly being abused by patients and their familes
Psychiatrists will be stationed in ERs to determine if a patient needs to be admitted or can be released
A 911 dispatcher faces a three-day suspension after she was distracted by her personal cellphone and failed to supervise a trainee
Crews were struggling with a patient, and troopers responded to the ambulance stopped on a highway
Due to a shortage of adult dextrose, paramedics went to work to find an alternative that would raise their patient’s blood sugar
The is the first known attempt in D.C. to seek guardianship for a serial 911 caller
Through multiple protests, supporters have helped in the effort to restore normal operations
Improving the profession of EMS may seem an impossible dream, but nothing worth achieving is easy
Employees immediately began CPR on the 3 year-old, and medics took over when they arrived
The Las Vegas family had purchased the ambuance to transport their disabled son lying down
He had a gunshot wound to the chest and was conscious but in extreme pain; exhausted firefighters and medics worked together to provide first aid
The medic is on paid administrative leave while an internal investigation is conducted
It delivers vital information about a patient while en route to the hospital so doctors can move more quickly when a patient arrives
Family members worked with WellStar hospice and Puckett Ambulance to bring the couple to the doors of the Cobb County Courthouse
He suffered a fractured skull and was dragged into an ambulance by his partner and driven to the hospital; her rapid response prevented the assault becoming a fatality
The ex-employee agreed she visited an electronics store without seeking authorization, but denied misusing an ambulance for personal purposes
Bed bugs spread by hitching a ride on an unsuspecting host – don’t be that host
The only people looking for heroes on transfer calls of critically ill patients are attorneys
She was taken to the hospital, where she was conscious and speaking to police a day later
Dmitry Naumov, 49, the driver of the semi, was trapped for hours after crashing into a sound barrier; he remains in critical condition in a hospital
The man received treatment after the 25-foot jump and was transported by ambulance back to the ER
The marketing director for Rapid Response said he was surprised Detroit was collecting revenue for what his company was providing for free
