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.
You are dispatched to an independent living facility for a senior citizen who has fallen
Decisions made in the prehospital setting can significantly improve outcomes for patients with orthopedic trauma
Understand how capnography identifies respiratory and cardiovascular compromise in restrained patients
A man being treated for hypothermia recieved $6,000 in medical fees for a forced helicopter ride by county paramedics
Paramedics were able to help the youngster by pouring water on his tongue
While people who go into cardiac arrest do survive with basic CPR chest compressions, research has shown that the survival rate doubles if an AED is used properly
With much of our training and preparation designed expressly for this area, it’s important to take note of the changes and to think about implementation
Thrashers’ medics on full alert when Pavelec faints
The program, called Santa on the Air, is intended to lessen the impact of an emergency on a child during the holidays
The decisions we make right now will affect the quality of life for thousands of patients for the rest of our careers
The GMB said it fears that scrapping response targets was the ‘thin end of the wedge’ which will lead to a deterioration of the health service
The program is first of its kind in the U.S. and could eventually lead to thousands more organs donated each year nationwide
He wasn’t given any food, water or painkillers during his long wait at Bedford Hospital after suffering a fractured kneecap, a bruised ankle and bump on the head in a car accident earlier in the day
Wayne Harriman decided a seriously ill middle-aged diabetic was fit enough to mount ten steps to an ambulance waiting in the street above, a hearing heard
Midwest Ambulance was judged to be 10 percent at fault and was ordered to pay $54,639
Daughter: ‘The operator asked me if it was an emergency I said of course it is, he’s crying with pain’
Man asks ambulance to stop by polling on way home from the hospital
Remember when you’re documenting a refusal, you’re writing a report not for other medical professionals, but for 12 people who didn’t know how to avoid jury duty
When treating their child, parents can be your greatest asset and also can be a considerable hindrance
Montgomery County budget currently counting on the estimated $14 million which ambulance fees would raise
The case of a firefighter taking graphic cell phone video of a fatal crash highlights issues for EMS
Responders began using markers to identify which of the wounded were not going to make it
AHA says everyone from professionals to bystanders who use standard CPR should begin with chest compressions
The province is looking into multi-patient ambulances that could transport up to four patients instead of the usual one or two
The handles on the device enable staff to utilize a trapeze grip, designed to decrease the risk of back injuries during transfer
Patient assessment, like football, is a team effort that requires a plan, role assignments, and execution
The new product can be used to lift a patient on to a gurney, before the patient is then placed into the ambulance
Nearly 500,000 people use the EMS system in the United States for penetrating gunshot wounds, with nearly 10 percent of those resulting in a fatality
The crash also started a three-acre brush fire
Treating patients with respect and being authentic are a vital part of being an EMS provider, session told
Ambulance service is investigating why a man who died after swallowing detergent waited so long for help
The emergency response to the blast was one of the largest responses initiated by San Mateo County