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 critical thinking behind every EMS call
Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost
How to navigate the opioid funding landscape to secure resources for opioid abatement, reimbursement and remediation expenses
Respect and admiration for one of us is respect and admiration for all of us
The new law allows first responders in Texas to carry firearms on duty, regulates training, liability
The infant and crew members were all transported to local hospitals
The time has come for EMS leaders and clinicians to take a data-informed look at how we operate apparatus and the risks involved
The rig hit the underside of a train bridge it was too short to fit under, and the box of the ambulance was partially detached from the front
As the numbers of pediatric patients with diagnosed mental health conditions climb, EMS providers will be increasingly asked to treat these kids
Changing just one of many variables that impact EMS response to 911 calls points to the complexity of changing average response times
Drs. Antevy, Piehl, Spiro, Scheppke, Bernstein and Kupas discuss ketamine and other sedatives, and how to minimize risk when administering
Lawyers for former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic Peter Cichuniec asked a judge to review the evidence linked to 11 charges, including manslaughter and assault
Thousands of miles apart, two public safety professionals point to detailed plans as the reason for their organizations’ disaster response success
Review the major milestones associated with initial vaccine rollout, clinic scale-ups, and the race to determine the efficacy of vaccines on new variants
Apply crew resource management sterile cockpit rules to stay safe amidst increased roadway dangers
One year later: I’m thankful for vaccinated EMTs and paramedics and their willingness to serve others with compassion and empathy
“It’s embarrassing as an EMS provider to show up in somebody’s time of need and have the ambulance break down,” said paramedic Timothy Sommerfelt
The rights of EMS agencies and remedies if hospital bed delays cannot be satisfactorily resolved through collaboration with hospital counterparts
A Milwaukee patient and an EMT were in critical condition, authorities said
Does your ambulance design prohibit good patient care while putting providers at risk?
Four pieces of low-hanging fruit that can improve industry safety for our patients and EMS crews
From pulling people out of burning buildings, to rendering aid in a catastrophic traffic pileup while injured, these heroic stories of off-duty responders will stun you
The announcement comes three months after two paramedics were charged in the death of Elijah McClain
The fire was on three floors and spread to other buildings in the Brooklyn neighborhood
A company improvement plan addresses wall time, staffing and operations
Clinicians have released a review of the first statewide critical care coordination center
Just two days after its discovery on Nov. 24, the WHO classified the Omicron variant as one of concern
Two EMS providers and a patient who was onboard were said to be alert and were taken to hospitals
The plan calls for Aurora to revamp its use-of-force policies and launch new training programs in an effort to combat bias in the ranks
Leveling the playing field on hospital bed delays
Two Cleburne firefighters were taken to the hospital for evaluation with non-life-threatening injuries
A Holden Fire Department ambulance was en route to a local hospital when it crashed
