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  Systems-based prehospital pediatric care

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  The pediatric population requires appropriate training and is dependent on a standardized system-based approach

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  5 practical steps to prevent medical errors

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  Even the best medics make mistakes, but ensuring crews are well rested, 100 percent focused on the patient and working together will minimize medical errors

• Ambulance struck by bullet while transporting patient

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  The ambulance was en route to the hospital when gunfire erupted; no one was injured in the incident

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  Near-miss reporting prevents future medication mistakes

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  Medication mistakes are usually due to multiple causal factors but are considered preventable incidents

• Patient critical after lighting hospital gown on fire

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  According to the fire chief, the patient burned half of her torso in the incident

• Hospital, ambulances using video to put doctors in rig with stroke patients

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  To improve outcomes for stroke patients, Catholic Medical Center is partnering with local EMS providers to use video conferencing so a neurologist can evaluate patients

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  Improve stretcher safety with policy, training

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  The handling and movement of patients poses an inherent risk to both patient and provider due to potential mechanical failures or unsafe practices by the operator

• Snapchat video allegedly shows EMT coercing patient to drink alcohol

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  The unidentified EMT allegedly pressured a patient to swig liquor on the way to the hospital

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  4 simple ways to improve ambulance safety during transport

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  Follow recent guidance on fasteners and restraints to minimize the potential for patient and provider injury while in transit

• Passenger: Woman 'wasn't half-naked,' EMTs did 'nothing inappropriately'

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  Despite another passenger's claim, Dave Sampsell said the woman was not unclothed

• Passenger accuses EMT of dragging half-naked woman down airplane aisle

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  The passenger said the woman was unclothed from the waist down; flight attendants did nothing to cover her up

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  Behavioral health emergencies require de-escalation skills

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  The interaction of health care providers and the high risk patient population poses many concerns and challenges

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  Calif. firefighter-paramedic arrested for sexually abusing a patient

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  Court documents said the woman was having a seizure when he inappropriately touched her

• Officials: Driver in fatal ambulance crash fell asleep

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  Cody Bryans, 21, was behind the wheel when the ambulance struck a tree

• Man killed in ambulance crash was battling cancer

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  Police say he was on the way home after spending a week in the hospital

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