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.
When good people get involved in high-risk, low-frequency events, you are much more likely to make a mistake; listen to learn why ongoing training is key for responders
Highlighting a joint statement from EMS associations, Chief Brian Schaeffer argues for a shift towards broader, evidence-based performance metrics to enhance EMS quality and effectiveness
This user-friendly resource aims to address a gap in PPE selection and enhance safety culture
An investigation stemming from an anonymous tip also found that only one EMT was on board at more than 100 calls
The Iowa Department of Public Health said the EMT also falsified records
As part of a new pilot program, firefighters will be permitted to leave if the patient is deemed safe
What first responders need to know about asking for help, getting into treatment, and returning to work
The woman’s family says she broke seven bones when EMS personnel allowed a stretcher to tip over
The REV Ambulance Group seat belt system includes a four-point restraint, as well as controlled decelerator technology, which helps absorb energy during a crash
Local paramedics and EMTs were trained on how to disconnect and properly operate a home hemodialysis prior to Eugene Tradd using the system at home
The County Sheriff’s department later arrested William Swagger after he jumped out of a moving ambulance to escape
A student allegedly brought marshmallow marijuana edibles to school and distributed them to fellow students
An ambulance crashed into a guardrail after it blew a tire out, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle
Briana Turner allegedly became furious and tried to hit an EMT before jumping out of the ambulance to get away from first responders
Five local ambulance companies will provide emergency services free of charge throughout the high school football season
Automated data sharing has the potential to provide insight into efficiencies, reducing errors and redundancies, resulting in better, faster patient care
Paramedics said the new vehicles have not been appropriately retrofitted and are putting the crews’ and patients’ safety in harm’s way
Use the right equipment and enlist extra personnel to help transport bariatric patients out of their homes and into the ambulance while keeping their safety top of mind
A phased approach to adopting the four pillars of a successful safety management system leads to provider safety and a just culture
The paramedic on the scene said they had to take cover in the ambulance during an altercation between two men as they opened fire at each other
I still regret a euphoric comment to my partner after lifting a morbidly obese patient
Incorporating ambulance safety measures into cultural practice can keep patients and providers safe in the event of a collision
Bariatric patients may present with dehydration, malnutrition and surgical site complications in the days and weeks after a bariatric surgery procedure
The organization is seeking applications from interested parties to develop evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacologic management of acute pain in a prehospital setting
Community paramedicine communication with patients, their family members and the local crews can eliminate obstacles and improve patient care for bariatric patients
A new state protocol has been approved that requires EMS responders to stay at the scene to treat critical patients for an additional 20 minutes
A court ruled that Paramedics Joseph Stracke and Stephanie Cisneros did not act in a grossly negligent way when they “inaccurately diagnosed and treated” Kerry Butler Jr.
Officials credited the quick response by area EMS and firefighters for helping the passengers and mitigating any potential environmental problems with fuel runoff
If an EMS provider’s diminished capacity prevents them from performing the job’s essential functions or puts anyone’s safety at risk, consider reasonable accommodations
Please take a couple moments to answer these multiple-choice questions, which will help us capture how your agency is staying up to date on training for EMS treatment of bariatric patients
The two ambulances involved in the crash did not have a patient on board and all four medics were transported to the hospital for evaluation
Paul Tarashuk was struck and killed by a vehicle after first responders released him while he was experiencing a schizophrenic episode
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During the Flight for Life transport, with one helicopter on the ground and another approaching, first responders noticed a drone flying above them
