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.
RSI can be lifesaving when appropriately applied or deadly if not performed with a high-level of proficiency and accuracy
How will you care for a teenager who intentionally asphyxiated himself and is now unresponsive with agonal respirations?
Your patient has an apparent hip fracture after a fall and needs to be packaged for transport; did you make the right call?
Man allegedly got the woman’s phone number while transporting her to the hospital
For something as seemingly simple as a cervical collar, it is important to remember that there is a right way, and many wrong ways, to use a device
Give this a try next time you have to splint a patient with a hip fracture in cramped quarters
These are the products that succeeded in bringing large scale change to EMS practice.
The curse of a busy EMS career is that compassion is the skill that erodes while all the rest of our skills become stronger with constant practice
The man was stable when rescuers reached him, but complained of back pain and was placed into a back-board
Training paramedics and EMTs on changes to EMS protocols ensures they’re performing to the best of their ability within the parameters of recognized standards
EMS and patient handling in the United States is very competitive field, and it can be an expensive business undertaking
The pad is reusable and can be either heated or cooled
After man lost consciousness, paramedic determined he was at high risk for a stroke, and needed to go to the hospital
Woman alleges paramedics and police put handcuffs on patient and dragged him down the stairs
Woman was clinically dead for 10 minutes before paramedics were able to revive her at the arena
Janet Richardson passed away Saturday at hospital; was being treated for original illness and complications from plunge
Paramedics dropped the 73-year-old woman while transferring her to a rescue boat
With new system, if a disabled person calls 911, first responders will know if they are entering a situation with special circumstances
The unidentified teen lived through the drop Sunday and the 20 minutes she spent in the frigid water of San Francisco Bay before she was rescued
With the help of an $8,700 county grant, the city retrofitted one of its five ambulances with a more powerful automated stretcher that holds more weight and has a wider bed
Suit filed on anniversary of 16-year-old’s death
Ernest Soltwisch went in for treatment at a wound care center and ended up with a fractured hip
Clifford Adkins, CEO of ARC Products, develops products for disaster preparedness
Man died from heart attack hours after medics said he was suffering from acid reflux
With the lighter and smaller vehicles we are starting to see in EMS, the size of our equipment will start to be a really big deal
Vehicles are being revamped with wider stretchers and lifting gear to cope with the increasing number of fat patients
For the first time, medics in Ireland will have to publicly report the time it takes them to reach patients with potentially fatal conditions
20-minute target of handing over a patient to nursing staff is routinely missed