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.
A specially trained group of emergency physicians responds with EMS providers to assist with care, build relationships and improve patient outcomes
Ada County Paramedics, a three-time Mission: Lifeline recipient, describes their collaborations with hospitals and doctors to improve STEMI care
Because every patient is different, EMS providers must have a range of airway skills and a strong degree of experience
There is often a chaotic scene as burn victims are usually pulled out of the fire early, which easily distract responders
Of the complaints, just over a third were about ambulances not arriving quickly enough, while another third were about quality of care
5 of the hospitalized people are in critical condition
Nicholas Blossom is in stable condition after landing headfirst on a spiked fence
Only minor injuries; 58 passengers OK
Sends paramedics to scene before ambulance can respond
Drill brings together local, state and federal agencies
Melissa Massey admitted the attack but successfully appealed her case
How innovations in technology have shaped an essential EMS tool
Firefigher-Paramedic Charles Anthony MacDougall was reportedly stabbed in the back and chest in downtown Los Angeles
Newspaper probe unveils the serious — and sometimes fatal — mistakes made by ambulance crews in the region
Responders spent two hours moving bed-ridden woman from her bed to a stretcher
Non-emergencies will now be taken to a clinic
Officials denied the appeal of 2 paramedics disciplined for the death of a Pittsburgh man who died waiting 30 hours for an ambulance
Family says medics contributed to man’s death
Toxicology tests helped confirm that a poor blood supply caused Curtis Mitchell’s intestines to swell
Vehicle had emergency lights on, going through red light when car crashed into it
‘Someone calls 911, an ambulance comes. Always. Who am I to say what form my help should take when I arrive?’
EMS workers shorten resonse time, get organized to treat symptoms like dehydration and low blood sugar at marathons
County jail resists calling for help but but deputy prevails
Panel ruled that his failings in the case were ‘serious’ and found his fitness to practice was impaired
The drop is credited to keeping an offload nurse position staffed in the funded hours as well a general improvement in efficiency in the department
‘I did what I needed to do,’ Brad Lewis, a Nashoba Regional High School student EMT said
Paramedics had to crawl under the second bus to reach the man, who was trapped beneath its front end
Paramedics from 30 kilometres away were called to take the man to hospital because local paramedics were on a rest break
EMT instructor John F. Lynch has taught EMT courses and assisted with paramedic training for 16 years
3 responders from the Oakland Fire Department were exposed while transporting a patient
Emergency crews initially called for a medical helicopter, but one was not available
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