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.
How would you treat a baseball umpire’s significant head laceration as players, fans and television viewers watch your every move?
A full life weighs more than an empty one, but who I have become because of my EMS experience has made me a better friend and caregiver
Being overweight is a threat to our patients, to our health and to our livelihood
Eleven Salisbury firefighters were among the injured when a roof collapsed during an offensive attack on a house fire after a gas line explosion
An experienced backpacker had to be rescued after sinking thigh-deep in cold, flowing sand during a trek in Arches National Park
Keep the following tips in mind when you encounter a patient who has had too much to drink
An Oakland transit bus collided with an SUV, jumped a curb and crashed into an auto repair shop
When assessing and treating patients in a cold environment, do these simple things to help prevent heat loss and improve heat retention
Gunfire erupted during a child’s birthday celebration at a Stockton banquet hall, leaving four, ages 8, 9, 14 and 21, dead
A 55-year-old man who tumbled nearly 50 feet down a steep embankment near Little Black Sands Beach was airlifted to safety
City leaders say the proposed fees could save taxpayers millions and push care facilities to improve how they assist residents
Protecting providers starts with a glove that won’t easily fail
Crews cut a six-inch branch with an electric chainsaw to free the man on the popular Nuuanu Lulumahu Falls trail
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
Bystanders, park staff and rescue teams performed CPR and executed a two-hour technical evacuation after a 70-foot fall on Eldorado Canyon’s Chockstone Route
EMS crews used a Stokes basket and rope system to rescue the critically injured man after he fell from the Acrisure Stadium’s main scoreboard
The St. Charles County Ambulance District is using senior volunteers to simulate real-world calls and improve fall injury assessments
Funded through Compeer’s Emergency Response Equipment Grants, Schuyler Ambulance will use the award to buy lifting gear and improve on-scene patient handling
A school police officer deployed pepper spray during a lunchtime brawl in a Palm Beach County high school
Holland firefighters contained a hazardous materials leak at the LG Energy Solutions battery plant
Alexandria Police Officer Whitney Buerger, once saved by an AED herself, delivered a shock that revived a man in cardiac arrest
The North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company will revise policies for handling minors and require sensitivity training after Chief Peter Alt was filmed cursing at a youth during a call
Launched in 2022, Life EMS Ambulance’s Behavioral Health Transport program transfers 12–15 patients a day from Midwest hospitals to treatment facilities
Portland firefighters rescued a resident and, with the ambulance 10 minutes out, transported the patient themselves
After a heart attack, a 72-year-old waited five hours at Amberwell Atchison for a paramedic ambulance until Jackson County EMS arrived from Topeka
Carver EMS is Massachusetts’ first to use OneDose, giving per-diem crews real-time protocols, dosing and documentation to standardize care and cut errors
A Denver rail worker suffered severe injuries and had his leg amputated after being trapped by a derailed train car at the BNSF Globeville Yard
California firefighters airlifted an endurance runner from Razorback Ridge Trail after he fell and broke his femur
Severely impaired and terminally ill residents account for most preventable transfers, often tied to feeding tube issues, infections and falls, according to a national study by Florida Atlantic University
