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.
EMS providers need to prepare for the public attention and scrutiny of providing event medical services so they can focus on the needs of the patient
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Dig deep during the assessment to either rule out or rule in specific traumatic injury or illness
Understanding the spinal cord anatomy and physiology is critical to assessing injury severity and determining the need for spinal motion restriction
Patient with history of CABG has tachyarrhythmia and elevated troponin and wants to leave the hospital against medical advice
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who has tachyarrhythmia, an abnormal EKG and elevated troponin?
Use the AEIOU TIPS mnemonic, along with 12-lead EKG interpretation, to identify possible causes of reduced level of consciousness
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who had a headache the night before and now has a GCS of 9?
Patient with a 3rd degree AV block needs rapid assessment and treatment to prevent deterioration in her clinical status
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who has a heart rate in 30s and needs a ride to her cardiologist’s office?
A combination of history findings, scene clues and EKG interpretation skills help paramedics quickly identify a TCA overdose
What’s your assessment and care for a suicidal patient who has ingested a mix of alcohol and medications?
This case illustrates the EKG changes from hyperkalemia secondary to missing dialysis
What’s your assessment and care for a patient with history of renal insufficiency and who is not feeling well?
This case explains the expected 12-lead EKG findings after successful STEMI treatment and reperfusion
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who had evidence of a STEMI, but is now pain free?
A differential diagnosis for a patient with two weeks of chest pain casts a wide net for all possible causes
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who has had two weeks of persistent chest pain?
Atrial fibrillation in WPW can lead to ventricular fibrillation so don’t delay treatment with cardioversion or medications
What’s your assessment and care for patient who has no palpable pulse, hypotension and reduced level of consciousness?
Wellens’ syndrome consists of two types of T wave changes in the anterior leads that are associated with critical LAD stenosis
What’s your assessment and care for two patients who had chest pain, but are now symptom free?
A right-sided 12-lead EKG can identify signs of a right ventricular infarct to guide patient care decisions
What’s your assessment and care for patient who has severe chest pain radiating to his left arm?
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