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.
Report and commentary from the North Carolina EMS Expo 2024
Tuesday’s theme aims to foster a culture of safety, collaboration and preparedness within the EMS industry and in local communities
Simplifying the patient assessment process for every patient can reduce variability, lower your stress and improve patient care
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
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the week’s top news stories
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
Crew members updated police with their location and other details as the incident unfolded
This issue explores efforts to improve ambulance safety, shining a light both on technological advances and ways to improve driver behavior
Your patient takes a medication you aren’t familiar with and needs to be treated using a protocol you haven’t reviewed recently; do you have the right apps on your phone to assist?
Understanding the underlying cause of a patient’s behavioral changes is necessary to assure accurate treatment is started
The company will charge $300 for the generic version of its lifesaving injections
The SirenGPS app delivers the caller’s pinpointed location for more than 90 percent of calls, and will work even when cell service isn’t available
Fairbanks Paramedic Academy graduates and students took home first place in every category, crediting their training and education for their wins
Officials said the ambulance veered off the road into a water-filled ditch and struck some trees
The bill allows medical professionals to continue issuing standing orders for lifesaving controlled substances
Officials said it would be a “huge challenge,” especially during a mass evacuation, but winter shelter plans are in place and agencies are ready to respond
