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.
The defense attorneys representing one of the firefighters share the legal and operational lessons from this high-profile case, emphasizing documentation, training and BWCs
From icy rivers to prolonged winter rescues, EMS teams must prepare for the harsh elements. Here’s how to stay warm, alert and effective in cold-weather emergencies.
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Police believe the Decatur Township crash, which left a car embedded into the second floor, was intentional
7 passengers are in critical condition after their bus rolled over on a winding highway in Boise County
Authorities say the bus carrying up to 50 people struck an embankment and a car on I-81 near Harrisburg.
Tulsa firefighters had to cut part of the flagpole off for the victim to fit into an ambulance
As West Manatee Fire Rescue personnel were clearing the crash scene a boat with a shark bite victim arrived at the boat ramp
A worker in Durham was hit by a piece of equipment and left hanging 150 feet about the ground
Phoenix has seen 28 consecutive days of 110 Fahrenheit ever recorded
Incorporating real-time and body-worn camera footage into emergency preparedness, training and response
San Diego County health and law enforcement leaders are looking at violent patients, restraints and TASER protocols to reduce violence in hospitals
3,100 paramedics weigh in on reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls
Boston firefighters had difficulty removing the injured sailor due to narrow areas inside the historic ship
The LAFD said one of the crane’s arms broke as workers were removing the billboard
Sweltering weather spreads from the Southwest to California causing heat-related deaths
The Tidewater EMS Council is looking at treating young trauma patients and adding more locations
An EMT and patient are killed after their ambulance collided head-on with a tractor-trailer
Springfield EMT Peggy Finley faces murder charges related to “compressional and positional asphyxia” of a patient
Boulder County rangers say the cows were likely protecting calves in attacks that sent one jogger to the hospital
A Logan County paramedic once worked a 120-hours shift and transports sometimes have a 6-7 hour turnaround time
A freon leak inside the Pittsburg store caused an employee to have trouble breathing
Officials extended “Code Red” air quality alerts for a third straight day
Three workers were pinned when the 6-foot-high, 40-foot-long wall collapsed near a trench where they were working
Knowing how xylazine presents clinically, as well as how it impacts overdose management is important for any provider responding to illicit drug overdoses
Set a positive example by encouraging open communication, constructive feedback and shared responsibility for patient outcomes
We can apply the 5 Es of CRR to distracted driving to better protect our first responders operating on roadways
The law requires EMS and trauma care systems to develop transport protocols by Jan. 1, 2024
“We have a duty to care for those who care for us,” President Joe Biden said
A 74-year-old patient died after head-on collision involving a Regional Paramedical Services ambulance
EMS1 tours Horton ambulances equipped with a new restraint system
LaDamonyon “DeeDee” Hall, 47, died in 2022 after police and EMS providers responding to a reported disturbance handcuffed and transported her
While first responders were helping victims of a crash, another vehicle hit the ambulance with so much force that it knocked it over, MEDIC said
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