Patient Safety

The patient safety topic contains news and tips about how EMS providers can build safety into every system of care, ensuring that patients receive the safest and most reliable care.

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‘Dead’ baby hoax: Avoid finger-pointing stemming from a mistaken death
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A hands-on patient assessment must be performed to declare a victim dead, even at a potential crime scene
Response time performance improvement through system re-design
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Policies, training and practice changes resulted in faster response time, penalty savings and improved morale across EMTs, paramedics and EMS leadership
Moving patients from point A to point B ... safely
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Know when and how to use the tools in your ambulance to safely transport a patient from their home
Are your clinicians ready to clear C-spine in the field?
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Implementing a new procedure for clearing C-spines requires supplementary data, buy-in from leadership and hands-on training
Wis. man arrested for assaulting EMT, police officer
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Scott Politowski, 62, is charged with battery to a law enforcement officer, battery to emergency rescue worker, resisting an officer and disorderly conduct
Video: Protesters part as ambulance transports patient in Hong Kong
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A viral video shows a massive crowd of protesters part ways to let the ambulance through
Remember 2 Things: Improving Patient Hand-off Reports
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A recent study followed patients from the initial call through handoff at the hospital and beyond, looking for gaps in care. In this episode, Steve Whitehead discusses how EMS providers can provide a full picture to hospital staff of their actions in the field by not making assumptions and elaborating as much as necessary.
6 tips for drowning prevention and response
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First responders can use their status as respected community figures to reduce the risk for drowning
Remember 2 Things: Essentials for Effective Patient Transfer
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In this episode, Steve Whitehead discusses how to ensure a smooth patient transfer from EMS providers to hospital staff, including the importance of a complete patient care report and the ability to converse with other medical professionals about their choice of medical care at the scene.
Paramedic under investigation for death of schizophrenic patient
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Paul Tarashuk was having schizophrenic episode when he was picked up by police on Interstate 95 and dropped off at the nearest gas station
Spinal motion restriction
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Present the following points from the ACS, ACEP, NAEMSP spinal motion restriction guidelines to help EMS students make transport, device decisions
Patient positioning is a critical skill for EMS providers
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A broad range of important devices are now available for patient packaging, but it is our earliest days of medic training that will often be critical to patient outcome
Create barriers between patients and medical errors
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Implementing a medication administration cross check helped St. Charles County Ambulance District reduce dosing errors and win recognition for its Just Culture
Minn. EMS agency launches national transgender care confidence survey
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HealthEast Medical Transportation aims to gauge the confidence level of EMS providers around the country in the care of transgender patients
Case study: How EMSStat saw a 100% reduction in cot-related injuries for four years
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Learn how Stryker's Powered System has extended the careers of paramedics, protected patients and reduced on-the-job injuries
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