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.
“There has never been a more crucial time to have a wingmate in EMS – a wingmate to watch your six and guide each other through the storm”
The novel coronavirus landed in Washington State in early 2020, kicking off a nationwide reckoning and a new era of service for first responders
Dr. Alex Isakov offers updates and insights for EMS professionals on navigating the infectious disease landscape
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
The next time you encounter a patient for which your clinical impression is “excited delirium,” remember that the treatment you render isn’t to treat the delirium
Maia Dorsett and Nikki Little share a journey to improving care through a multi-modal NAEMSP approach
U.S. EMS agencies have been ordering options that make rigs safer and more comfortable for providers and patients
“There is a lot of discussion about overdose prevention centers, but ultimately, we need data to see if they are working or not,” said Dr. Nora Volkow
“Their clinical assessment assumed that the agonal respiration the patient took was the same as being apneic,” said Clearwater Fire & Rescue Chief Scott Ehlers
Karen Owens shares insider tips for training to treat pediatric athletic injuries, some of which may surprise you
Universal Ambulance Services “began an investigation immediately,” said General Manager Duncan Walker
Bullitt County EMS said it has received offers of assistance and an “outpouring of love, concern, and prayers”
Miguel Nieblas Ontiveros faces charges stemming from a 2022 transport of a 76-year-old fall victim
A 2021 disciplinary letter to Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein states that the patient, who needed a glucose shot, was handcuffed and put in a prone position
“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
Paramedic Jeffrey Bates also will remain on probation for three years
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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
Michigan EMS leaders share the challenges in locating, extricating and transporting victims of snowmobile crashes
“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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