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.
If children aren’t properly restrained in the back of your ambulance, it puts everyone at risk
Critical insights on the safe administration of ketamine, versed, lorazepam, ativan and haloperidol
Do your part to limit the spread of infectious disease and hospital-acquired infections by improving your hand hygiene practices
American Medical Response said they will increase staffing and add ambulances after an EMT was caught assaulting a restrained teen patient
After an EMT was shown punching a teen patient in an ambulance, city council officials want the state to give Dunwoody its own EMS certificate
EMT Deannah Williams can be seen screaming expletives and repeatedly punching the 17-year-old patient in the face
Anthony Mario Fortuna was sentenced for impersonating an EMS provider after receiving permission to be on a “ride along” in an AMR ambulance
The crash occurred when a driver failed to yield, and then jumped out of the car and fled from the scene
West Midlands Ambulance Service EMS provider Edd Davis said a mirror was broken off the ambulance and mud was thrown while a patient was being treated
EMS providers with TLC Ambulance said the potholes around Syracuse are causing bumpy rides, which can sometimes make symptoms worse for patients
The woman was hit by a car while running from an EMS crew that was trying to convince her to return to the hospital
Police said Eric Fernandez stole blank checks from the woman and deposited them in December
Police said Christopher Barlow took inappropriate photos of patients in the back of ambulances and is also suspected of placing a hidden camera in a station bathroom
Federal investigators cited the University of Maryland Medical Center for several deficiencies after a patient was found outside in frigid temperatures
Staff members said that “for a very long time,” AMR Victorville division employees have undergone rampant physical and verbal abuse by supervisors
Prevent the spread of disease and promote provider health and safety with frequent and effective ambulance decontamination
First do no harm is a worthy EMS goal, but should not supersede all others
“From March 11 to 17, we are emphasizing that safety in the delivery of healthcare is the highest priority all the time,” CPS executive director Alex Christgen said
The unidentified patient survived the jump after “bouncing” a few times and landing face down on the road
Most EMS provider back injuries result from lifting patients – do you know how to position your body to minimize your risk?
Richelle Grapes is facing multiple felonies after allegedly stealing medication from one patient’s home, and then burglarizing another patient’s home the next day
According to the reports, violence against paramedics is the fastest growing area of EVENT, with 52 incidents reported in 2017
Buchanan County EMS needed to transport a patient to the hospital, so a MoDOT truck cleared the road and led the way
A paramedic intern who was in the ambulance told detectives that paramedic Jared Evans motioned to the woman’s breasts and said “take a look”
A crew was treating the patient when Sheldon Gokool allegedly tried to move the ambulance that was blocking his van
Patient hand-offs are an intersection between healthcare providers where critical information is shared regarding the mutual patient
Officials said responders discovered 75-year-old Nancy Parker on the floor of her living room in her own urine and feces, where she had been for five days
Great strides have been made in ambulance safety, design and operation, but significant risk still exists
The paramedic called 911 while in the back of the ambulance, saying she feared for the patient’s safety
Sharon Honerkamp almost lost her leg after a 20-pound oxygen tank was dropped on her leg just days after a knee replacement surgery
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