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.
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11 patients were transported to a hospital after a Delta flight hit severe turbulance
A future EMT’s submission to the NPR student podcast challenge seeks to educate the public about lights and siren use
Orange Beach Fire Rescue Chief Jeff Smith said the umbrella went completely through the leg and needed to be cut for stabilization
BWC footage captures medic telling officers not to lay the suspect facedown in a fatal in-custody investigation
Tampa General Hospital, region’s only Level 1 trauma center, will receive patients as the storm passes through
Charlotte firefighters had to use struts to stabilize the vehicle before removing three people inside
A driver is dead after his car collided with a school bus on I-90 near Wells
Initiatives using clinicians and EMTs or paramedics to respond to nonviolent mental health crises are gowing
Kansas City crews moved 117 individuals to nine facilities around the city
Working with law enforcement to identify protocols and preferences can help them help you
Two people were injured when a section of a Willowick apartment building parking garage collapsed
First responders found the workers trapped under a fallen wall at the site in Bedford
Ventilators and monitors will be safely secured inside the 19 MEDIC EMS ambulances
EMS personnel in German Township transported at least 13 patients to hospitals
Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley said the first firefighters to arrive at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital faced a total blackout
A paramedic fell while trying to stop the patient from getting out of the moving ambulance
Maryland State Police Trooper 5 conducted two hoist rescues of injured hikers
Two people were injured when their vehicle went into the James River before a bridge-tunnel
Grand Canyon National Park’s Search and Rescue team had to set up a rope rescue since a helicopter rescue was not feasible
Escondido paramedics smelled smoked while they were transporting a patient to Rady Children’s Hospital
First responders in fire and police boats, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to a crash off Long Island’s south shore
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One requested additional specialized help to complete the rope rescue
Four first responders in Bell County were injured when a porch collapsed while they were moving a patient
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
