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.
Trendelenburg is taught to all EMS students, but does it still have a place in prehospital care?
Asking our patients and their families to provide feedback through a formal assessment of patient satisfaction should be a priority of every EMS agency
How do you assess and treat general weakness in a geriatric patient that faints at church or a public event?
A runner who went into full cardiac arrest was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The patient injured his back after jumping off cliffs and into a pool of water
With no phone and unable to call for help, the victim walked to the West Valley City Police Department
Rescuers pulled victims out from under the steering wheel and passenger side glove compartment of a boat
She said North Port Fire Rescue refused to transport her, making her wait three hours before another company took her
Medical center officials say data suggests something is causing ambulances to choose other hospitals
Paramedics Plus could take over American Medical Response
Jury found the EVAC ambulance service negligent in the premature birth of boy
Placed on limited duty for declaring a living man dead, the 2 paramedics continue to be reviewed
Researchers report patients suffering from heart attacks, heart failure or pneumonia were less likely to die when treated in a busy hospital
Sick man left in bed overnight while responders gathered special lifting gear
New spine boards, medical manikins among new wares at tradeshow
New spine board introduced to provide cost-effective support tool
A decision was made not to take the little girl to the hospital; she died the next day at the hospital
Proposal would have earned enough revenue to save the jobs of up to 16 firefighters
Bought from a Calif. dispensary
Chief Wayne Zygowicz found that few departments or agencies have suicide training for first responders and even fewer have SOPs in place
The risk of occupational death is two-and-a-half fold higher for EMS workers, while EMS response is also statistically more dangerous than police or fire
Under a new policy, most patients will be taken to the nearest hospital, but victims with minor injuries must wait for a second ambulance if they prefer a different hospital
Researchers examined the medical records of 5,170 minors who were treated by emergency medical personnel for an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Police started escorting ambulances after a dispatcher was killed; gunmen have pulled over ambulances at gunpoint
20 firefighters were told that due to health and safety regulations, they could not use their own equipment to save a woman who was screaming for 6 hours
Paul Werfel said EMS providers need to ensure they are offer ready to offer care to an aging segment of the population effectively and with respect
A paramedic told a mother to run a hot shower to clear the congestion from her child’s lungs; the child died hours later
Several Salt Lake County fire departments will soon have Bluetooth technology that allows EMTs to transmit EKG data directly to hospitals
Traci Adams says late husband’s airway was not properly cleared and he was not given supplemental oxygen
Students at Longmont Front Range Community College practice emergency response techniques
16-year-old was restrained on a gurney in the back of the vehicle when he loosened his restraints and jumped
