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.
There are several things you can do to protect both your patient and yourself
Field supervisors need to ensure EMS personnel follow infection control guidelines and ambulance decontamination processes
Steve Whitehead and Dr. David Tan discuss the EMS response to a patient who is allegedly drunk and has been seen by providers many times in the past
The driver of a car failed to yield to the right of way and crashed into the ambulance, causing it to flip onto its roof
More than 80 firefighters worked on the rescue, along with a “complete medical team,” LAFD said; Two rescuers were treated for heat exhaustion with one hospitalized
Point Pleasant Fire Department enhances EMS with Hinckley Medical’s OneWeight ambulance gurney scale
OneWeight’s two-button design is easy to use, allowing providers to obtain accurate weight measurements with minimal training quickly
ETI has been the primary method to help patients breathe; however, in the last decade, there’s been a significant shift toward using SGA, especially for cardiac arrest patients
The wrongful death lawsuit accuses the paramedics of negligence by failing to properly use and monitor medical equipment, including oxygen devices
A University of Michigan surgical team responded to the scene in Ann Arbor to prepare for a possible field amputation
5 patient communication strategies to improve response to interventions, increase patient satisfaction and outcomes, and decrease job-related stress
Put yourself in the patient’s position to gain an understanding of how their fear may complicate your interventions
Santa Rosa firefighters had to dismantle an overhead proofer to free the worker’s crushed arm
First responders in Colorado Springs treated several patients during the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
First responders from several departments worked to rescue two men trapped inside a grain bin in Spring Township
One patient was flown to Ryder Trauma Center after an oven exploded inside the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens
Raleigh firefighters worked quickly to save three children in fast-moving water
EMTs at the Clairton Coke Works faced a cardiac arrest patient in the plant’s battery basement
“The EMT I was specifically with was very adamant on trying to get the patient out of the back of the vehicle, which I applaud him for,” a good Samaritan said
Officials have planned and rehearsed for two years how to move 180 patients to a new hospital in Wheat Ridge
Training at the Minnesota State University tested the response capabilities
Authorities found ill and elderly bedridden people on mattresses on the wet floor, some lying in their own waste
Investigators and experts say despite warnings about the dangers of lying face down, the patient stayed on his stomach for several minutes
The U.S. Secret Service had already worked with Butler Memorial Hospital staff on a response plan years earlier when Donald Trump was president
Over 142 million people across the U.S. have been under heat alerts
Orangeburg County EMS and the sheriff’s office will go to court after a judge ruled earlier that Paul Tarashuk’s death did not fall under qualified immunity
Millions are without power after Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas
First responders from two counties responded to several calls involving injured persons and sinking boats
The stuntman crashed during a high-speed chase scene on the Detroit-Superior Bridge
Kansas City firefighters entered the sewer and found the worker face down in six to eight inches of water
Three patients were flown to mainland hospitals after the boat they were in crashed into a Florida Keys bridge
The high temperature prevented a medical helicopter from transporting a patient in Nevada
Circle the City introduced its IV rehydration program as a way to protect homeless people in Arizona as temperatures soar
The man “ignited a large firework device” and put the lit firework on his head, leaving him with “massive head injuries,” Dorchester County deputies said
