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.
Community paramedicine programs are being integrated into our health care system far too slowly to meet the needs of many underserved populations
Community paramedics placed within a correctional facility increase the level of services provided by the health care team and potentially reduce overall health care costs
Emergency responder effectiveness after this terrorist MCI will likely be judged – fairly or not – based on solving the crime, caring for the injured and quickly reuniting families
Arriving officers had to pepper spray and Taser the man to get him to calm down
The helicopter will be equipped with possibly lifesaving technology to keep any sick newborns alive
The man was trying to resolve a home-ownership dispute by offering to pay a patient to kill a woman
She reportedly did not follow proper procedure when responding to a patient with severe chest pains
Control room workers will each receive £250 if they dramatically reduce the number of ambulances sent
After a two and a half month investigation, family members wonder if incompetence and problems with the city’s 911 system played a role in the woman’s death
Some EMTs say they use their heavy bags full of gear to protect them from dangerous patients
The man claimed to know martial arts and told authorities that they “didn’t know who they were messing with”
The pair responded to calls and treated patients without being certified
The child’s coach said that he was certain at least 30 minutes passed before paramedics arrived
The man used to call for an ambulance on average of nearly twice a day
A report finds that overweight medical staff sets bad examples for patients
Patients who are hospitalized or are in nursing homes were given free rides to their loved ones by a Tenn. ambulance service
The man had a history of violence and misdemeanor warrants on file
The man also assaulted a family member when responders arrived at the scene
A hospital worker is also among those arrested following Carl Cope’s death earlier this year
William Melchert-Dinkel was convicted last year on two counts of aiding suicide
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The man’s wife said the arriving paramedics and firefighters had no sense of urgency
According to the medic’s employers, he’s had a clean record
After a man died on the highway before paramedics arrived with an AED, some are questioning if it should be a requirement for police to carry them
Paramedics admit to removing the watch from the patient’s wrist, but say they had returned it to the family
The woman apparently gave birth on the street and ran off
While in labor, the doctor decided she should be airlifted to another facility
Charis M. Thrasher had her femur shattered when a paramedic fell on it
The man’s son had to drive him to the hospital after waiting for so long
Experts say the issue at hand is whether or not the private conversation was aired illegally
The man was being transported to the hospital when he freed himself from a stretcher and jumped out
They say they are heartbroken over Jacintha Saldanha’s death
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