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.
From the 1500s until today, techniques for placing a tube into the trachea have continuously evolved and will continue to improve in the future
Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency
Managing high-risk/difficult refusals with the FEARS mnemonic
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
Other EMS providers also were hurt in the rear-end crash at the scene of a prior accident
The suspect was found to possess 20 guns and 4 grams of meth and had been considering stealing the fire truck and ambulance, Rochester police said
Accountability for displaying proper patient lifting and moving – whether it’s physically lifting patients or utilizing equipment – rests at the top of the agency
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
”... As frustrated as I’ve ever been on a call, I can’t fathom doing any of these things to a patient,” one commenter wrote
When lots of red flags are waving, assess the patient, provide compassionate care and always take “I can’t breathe” seriously
Tracking narcotics on paper leaves many gaps that can lead to major problems for any department or organization
Viewers could be confused, resulting in harm to an infant, a spokesperson said
Emergency department disruptions are expected; the New York State Nurses Association cites staffing and patient safety concerns
Acadian’s John Mitchell Crow suffered fatal injuries even though he was wearing a seat belt; a paramedic and their patient were injured
The National Crime Prevention Council sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, calling for an investigation into the social platform
5 ways a good partner can make the shift go more smoothly and improve patient and provider safety
“If he never learned the consequences of spitting in a grown man’s face, then consider my actions a public education,” the firefighter told Telemundo
In the June incident, the tail boom separated from the main body of the copter
More and more departments are adding blocking units to protect emergency scenes
Our cohosts are joined by Jeff Hensley, emergency manager for MedTrust Medical Transport in South Carolina, to discuss the position
The man resisted when the officer tried to get him out of the road, and the paramedic helped the officer get the man under control
“The safety equipment industry deserves high praise for your work during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said the physician-scientist
If he is found guilty, Robert Marshall could be sentenced to up to 7 years in prison
Another crew took over patient care
Advocacy, public health and medical specialty organizations signed a nine-page joint letter describing the ambulance bed crisis in a series of stories
Two EMS providers were picking up a Gainesville patient to transport him for treatment when they encountered Darrion Suave Fraley
During a welfare check, the firefighters found a woman who appeared to be deceased and reported this to a doctor, but neither had assessed the patient
Officers arrested Amanda E. Emery, who they say struck and intentionally spit on an EMS provider who was trying to render aid
Use this acronym to remind crews that readiness is everyone’s responsibility
