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.
Day 1 of the Wisconsin EMS Association conference featured sessions on sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, facial trauma and traumatic amputations
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If approved, naloxone would be available for free in many places, and first responders would be empowered to distribute naloxone kits to the public
The Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Division found that JaMichael Sandridge and Robert Long violated state rules of emergency aid and treatment
The air ambulance apparently broke apart before the crash, according to the NTSB
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The EMS providers on board were transporting a patient
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“We immediately removed both fire medics from their normal duties and discontinued their abilities to provide patient care,” Clearwater Chief Scott Ehlers said
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“There was information withheld by those already on the scene which caused our members to handle things differently than they should have,” Thomas Malone said
Peggy Finley also is accused of trying to improperly influence a police officer
Matt Zavadsky shares how MedStar ceased red lights and sirens operations during recent weather event and discusses EMS on-demand
After more than two hours, paramedics registered a pulse on the woman, but said “there was no eye movement, no verbal or vocal response and no motor response”
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Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness
Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting
Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case: Action steps for EMS practitioners
The car’s driver and the patient being transported were flown to a hospital
The restraint policy states that a patient is never to be transported in a prone position and calls for regular circulation checks
The injured Malta-Stillwater EMS providers removed the patient before the rig began to burn
“We must never, ever forego the safety of our patients because we are angry, tired, hungry, cold or irritated,” one commenter wrote
The department dismissed Dakota Ibrahim and suspended Joseph Schultz; Leonardo Guerrero died after being strapped to a stretcher in an ambulance
If convicted, Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan could each face 20 to 60 years in prison
If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
Ross Comeaux told the treating paramedic he forgot something in his vehicle and was struck while crossing the highway
Peter J. Cadigan, 50, and Peggy Finley, 45, are currently being held in the Sangamon County Jail on $1 million bonds each
The consideration comes as the city’s current provider, Falck, continues to fall far short of the staffing and response-time obligations in its contract
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