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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The resolution seeks to clarify the collaboration between police and EMS when a patient is irrational, combative and extremely violent
Learn how Avive’s new AED & response system can improve systems of care
Joseph Giovannone was being transported in a South Plainfield Rescue Squad ambulance when it hit a railroad bridge
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss a recent guilty verdict in the case of a former nurse who made a fatal medication error on the job
The new Prodigy EMS medical director discusses psychological safety in the classroom, just culture and systems thinking
The parents reportedly crawled out of the structure screaming for help for their daughter, who was still inside the home on a breathing machine
The 2022 ESO EMS Index also showed an increase in stroke assessment performance, and that most patients were transported without lights and siren
In this video, risk management expert Gordon Graham discusses the importance of first responders staying vigilant to keep themselves protected from COVID and other pathogens
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In this tip, Gordon Graham reminds first responders not to go on autopilot when it comes to completing training requirements, because “lives depend on it”
Renovo Fire Department Chief Jimmy Ray Risley has been arrested
Agencies in Erie, Crawford and Warren counties already sometimes help each other, but now an administrator will be hired
Some states lacked specific recommendations for things such as cardiac arrest resuscitation and when to stop
Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?
One vehicle collided with the Bell Ambulance rig, which had its lights and siren on, making the ambulance roll and hit a third vehicle
Left unexamined, the outcomes of substance abuse disorders are as predictable as they are depressing
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Nathan Register’s Pasco County Fire Rescue crew did not transport a woman allegedly suffering stroke symptoms, who later died
A Washington County Sheriff’s deputy was able to reach the patient and transport them to the hospital
The FCC is monitoring the 3G phase-out and working to “implement safeguards” for older phones and other devices, a spokesperson said
Strategies to unilaterally reduce ED wait times and get back into service
Ben’s Blue Bags founder Matthew Kodicek said they are also useful for small children and anyone else who may struggle to communicate with first responders
There is a groundswell of support to change how lights and sirens are used in EMS to reduce risk to ambulance crews, patients and others
A coalition of unions sued to block the mass firings, but a judge ruled in favor of the city Thursday
A Stephens County EMS crew was transporting Amber Chambers, 40, in the rig when she suddenly stood up and “jumped out of the rear doors,” police said
The department is evaluating the facilities and consulting with regulators about “appropriate guardrails”
Qualified immunity protection varies from state to state. Do you know yours?
The St. Charles County Ambulance District was prepared for this week’s winter weather with two new plows on standby
There is a lot to learn from the Page, Wolfberg and Wirth examination of hospital bed delays and the rights of EMS to return to service
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