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
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Quanirrah Y. Foster faces multiple charges
While Charlotte Ellswick needed aid, an Anniston EMS dispatcher labeled her residence as a threat and the ambulance crew staged the vehicle two blocks away
Charles LoTiempo could lose his job and will remain suspended with pay until a decision is reached
MedStar increased staffing and “dispatchers used ... pen and paper to keep track of where paramedics and ambulances were”
The ERSI has already tracked 34 first responder roadway-incident deaths in 2022 and an average of two struck-by incidents daily
Firefighters had to free the driver, who was stuck inside the rig after the collision
Four local agencies responded to the North Warren Emergency Squad incident, which was reportedly caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way
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The EMT suffered significant injuries in the assault almost a year ago
The captain who was driving was not injured, but the rig is now out of service
The two EMS providers were loading a patient into a rig at the time of the incident; the knife-wielding man was charged with attempted murder
Response to these medical emergencies should focus on intervention and treatment of the patient
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Rochester police officers are searching for the driver of an SUV who ran away after the collision
The Sotair was designed to protect the airway and minimize gastric insufflation
According to a police report, Mark Denton told EMS providers that he cut his toes with a lawnmower, but he later admitted that happened in 1971
5 people were transported after an accident that left an ambulance on its side, according to the Monticello Police Department
Not all safety improvements have to cost a fortune – some can be entirely free and can bring an immediate return on investment
Despite the finding, the 23-year-old massage therapist’s cause of death remains listed as undetermined
City council members will vote on a 2-year ban on all chemical sedatives used to restrain patients as well as any new sedatives for medical purposes
Colorado Public Radio and other news organizations asked Adams County District Judge Kyle Seedorf to force the report’s release under Colorado open records laws
“Six Minutes to Live or Die” has been re-released in honor of the newspaper’s 40th birthday
A 91-year-old patient died and a 36-year-old paramedic was severely injured when flames engulfed the back of the ambulance in a hospital parking lot
EV-D68 virus occasionally can cause experience limb weakness and a progressive form of paralysis in young children, and it appears to be increasing
The name and address of the patient were blurred, but other personal details were shared by the employee; AMR is investigating the incident
Fire experts said an electrical problem may have caused a spark
Heavy fire and smoke caused confusion about who was injured, said LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who described the extrication and transport timing
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
Kevin Pressley, with the Brookhaven Fire Company, told investigators he deleted the photos after the patient woke up
Aurora Local 1290 union president: “If they’re going to give us a sedative, we need some sort of protections for our membership for legal aspects”
