Patient Safety
The patient safety topic contains news, tips and expert-written articles sharing how EMS providers can build safety into every system of care, ensuring that patients receive the safest and most reliable care.
Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can’t control
What EMS needs to know about treating suicide attempts
Does bolus dose epinephrine or phenylephrine have a role in the prehospital environment?
Video showed the former Flagler County Fire Rescue paramedic molesting an unconscious female
Data from 600,000 stroke patients nationwide shows EMS providers were 20% less likely to give prehospital notification for Black patients
Invented by a 30-year firefighter/paramedic, the CPR board uses gravity to improve blood flow to the brain and heart
Fire chiefs say that Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closing adds to the existing workload difficulties
Optimizing resource management
A lawsuit claims Honolulu paramedics could have prevented a fatal ambulance fire. Was the crew’s response justified?
First responders in Saginaw arrived on the scene to find the truck and house on fire and the driver lying on the roof
Ventura County firefighters used Oxnard police robots during a technical rescue operation
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
One person died and two others were injured in the Linn County crash
15 office workers left to hike Mount Shavano but only 14 returned
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
Spokane Valley firefighters faced a driver “in crisis” who had crashed their car into a JCPenny store
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
8 ways to moderate humor to improve patient connection and care, and avoid taking it too far
5 patient communication strategies to improve response to interventions, increase patient satisfaction and outcomes, and decrease job-related stress
5 insidious partner issues to avoid so that patients feel safe in our care
Gaining patients’ confidence can be achieved by deliberate actions, like connecting with caregivers, as well as small subtleties, like body language and facial expressions
Put yourself in the patient’s position to gain an understanding of how their fear may complicate your interventions
Including clear, complete documentation in your patient care report is a critical component of patient care
Santa Rosa firefighters had to dismantle an overhead proofer to free the worker’s crushed arm
How to respond to, “I want my mom,” and other patient requests out of our control, with Steve Whitehead
Healthcare providers should be aware of mpox symptoms and how to properly treat patients
Firefighter/EMT-turned-attorney Steve Wirth addressed the criminalization of medical errors in cases like the Elijah McClain trial
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