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.
Today’s hi-tech stretchers accommodate obstacles, eliminate manual lifting and save unnecessary wear and tear on EMS providers’ knees and backs
EMS1 contributors and editorial advisory board members predict the future technologies that will transform patient assessment, care and transport
The handling and movement of patients poses an inherent risk to both patient and provider due to potential mechanical failures or unsafe practices by the operator
She assessed the child’s condition and began CPR
The complaint filed Tuesday seeks class-action status for as many as 1,500 people who were bused to almost every state in the U.S.
Firefighters provided basic life support and assisted EMS with patient packaging
The EMS industry needs its own Steve Jobs
There’s been many developments over the years and this creates a gaze into a collective crystal ball for what the future might bring
Here’s a look at products that can save EMS providers from aggravation and injury
3 great old-school EMS patient handling devices
She called the medic an obscenity and swung her fist, hitting him in the left side of the face
Rescuers may decide a patient doesn’t need an emergency room at all, maybe an urgent care or a trip to the doctor’s office instead
The law aims to combat overdoses by encouraging witnesses to call for help and expanding access to naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an overdose
On average, officials say it would cost taxpayers around $20 a year
Rawson-Neal bused about 150 patients to the Greyhound bus station near Los Angeles’ Skid Row in the past five years, far more than were sent to any other city
Tucker injured his back and neck while trying to lift a patient onto a stretcher
Beginning June 1, it won’t be out of the ordinary for paramedics to check blood pressure or make sure medications are being used properly
Let’s look at a few more ways to keep us from getting hurt
Last year alone, Rawson-Neal bused out patients at a pace of more than one per day, shipping nearly 400 patients to a total of 176 cities and 45 states across the country
When the patient sees their emergency through the eyes of someone who cares for them, they can act for that person
Jim Plourde’s carefree day turned into a nightmare when bombs blew up just feet away and he was thrust into an unimaginable bloodbath
The old ways of lifting and moving patients can really hurt EMS providers and cut short a promising EMS career
The 65-year-old patient ultimately died three minutes after medics arrived
Although normally used on criminals, the man thinks it’ll help track and keep those with Alzheimer’s safe
All three ambulances reported to be out of service at the time of the hit-and-run that seriously injured the officer
The vehicle was found three hours later with no damage
Trey Wright became combative with law enforcement and responders when they arrived to help treat his injuries at a crash scene
Five people were injured in the incident including the paramedic and patient
The 22-year-old resisted arrest and began yelling at arriving FF/medics telling them to leave the unconscious man alone
The woman only has weeks to live as she battles leukemia
The hospital workers did not tell police where the man was even though they were looking for him
The patient was suffering from a stroke and the nearest ambulance was 7 miles away
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