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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Report and commentary from the North Carolina EMS Expo 2024
Move beyond a hospital towel and spray bottle of disinfectant with specialized tools to fully eliminate dangerous pathogens from ambulances
Operations policies, driver and occupant training and behavior change come before and during the implementation of new ambulance safety innovations
Imagine how ambulance design and safety can improve when motivation and the desire to do the right thing come together to drive change
Presentations from experts will be given in Ted Talk style, work-out discussion sessions after each topic
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when a FedEx truck failed to yield to the rig
Responders were transporting a patient to a nursing home when the crash occurred
Due to an increased volume of patients, the hospital worked with EMS providers to decide whether a patient could be taken elsewhere
AMR will position state licensed doctors and paramedics in a chase vehicle to respond to on-track incidents
Due to the protest, EMS providers were required to perform an emergency medical procedure in the ambulance instead of at the hospital
The infant was strapped in a protective device weighing about 400 pounds when the crash occurred
Three paramedics and a patient were on board the ambulance when the crash occurred
Applying the lessons learned from research about uniform colors in other industries to EMS
AMR worked with D.C. Fire and EMS and the National Park Service to provide medical care to those attending inauguration festivities last week
The ambulance was transporting a dialysis patient when the rig left the road and struck a telephone pole before crashing into the creek
Alternative pain management therapies are included that clinicians can utilize in place of opioids
The program offers an epinephrine kit free of cost to those with insurance or families who make less than $100,000
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) could help assess and control contamination on ambulance surfaces
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The hospital is encouraging anyone who is pregnant and children under the age of six to get tested
The laptop was protected with a password, but officials said it is unclear if it was encrypted
The ambulance was pushed from the left lane onto the median, where it struck several signs before stopping
Follow these methods to successfully assess and treat older patients
EMS providers were in the back of the ambulance treating a patient with a life-threatening condition at the time of the incident
EMS professionals would be allowed to administer controlled substances to patients with standing from a medical director
The crash occurred as the ambulance was transporting a woman to the hospital
An official said drones could be used to transport expensive and rarely used drugs, such as an antidote to rattlesnake bites
The wrongful death lawsuit alleges Rogers Helicopters operated and maintained their air ambulance with negligence
Under existing law, paramedics may administer the drug but police officers aren’t allowed
Officials said the crew was treating a patient in the back of an ambulance when bullets struck the front windshield
Officials said the ambulance was on a call and attempting to make a U-turn when it was struck by a Jeep
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