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 Independence Day holiday can increase the number of intoxicated patients and bystanders you’re likely to encounter on your shift so be careful out there
As you ready yourself and your community for a heat wave, keep these tips in mind
Steve Whitehead gives you permission to break things in this episode of One for the Road
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
The demand was made “because of the negligence and inexcusable conduct of Okaloosa County EMS,” according to the victim’s lawyer
Clifford Heiser was arrested after a DNA test backed up a complaint filed by a female patient he had transported to the hospital
The pediatric population requires appropriate training and is dependent on a standardized system-based approach
The ambulance was en route to the hospital when gunfire erupted; no one was injured in the incident
Medication mistakes are usually due to multiple causal factors but are considered preventable incidents
According to the fire chief, the patient burned half of her torso in the incident
To improve outcomes for stroke patients, Catholic Medical Center is partnering with local EMS providers to use video conferencing so a neurologist can evaluate patients
The handling and movement of patients poses an inherent risk to both patient and provider due to potential mechanical failures or unsafe practices by the operator
The unidentified EMT allegedly pressured a patient to swig liquor on the way to the hospital
Despite another passenger’s claim, Dave Sampsell said the woman was not unclothed
First responders can use their status as respected community figures to reduce the risk for drowning
The passenger said the woman was unclothed from the waist down; flight attendants did nothing to cover her up
The interaction of health care providers and the high risk patient population poses many concerns and challenges
Court documents said the woman was having a seizure when he inappropriately touched her
Cody Bryans, 21, was behind the wheel when the ambulance struck a tree
Police say he was on the way home after spending a week in the hospital
The campaign aims to raise awareness about the emerging threats facing today’s responders, how a rescue task force response model works and what equipment and armor technology is available
Officials called 911 and had an ambulance take the woman to a hospital 30 miles away instead of caring for her in its own ER
To stay in EMS for the long haul, follow these simple lifting tips to save your back
A growing patient population that poses unique challenges and risks to all health care providers
A study found the fungus on surfaces in hospital rooms and on the skin of nurses and patients
MedStar Mobile Health Care shares their experiences to improve driving safety and reduce repair costs through training, technology and culture change
Procedures/devices that ensure an open pathway for gas exchange between a patient’s lungs and the atmosphere
You are dispatched to a factory for a report of a man with his arm caught in a hydraulic press
The purpose of the guidance is to reduce the gap as much and as soon as possible, until evidence can be collected, analyzed and used to develop standards specifically for children
An organization’s culture reflects their perception of patient safety and influences the decisions and choices that are made
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