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.
Regardless of pushback, providers have a responsibility to put the safety of the patient above all else when on scene
Patients may benefit from air transport when one or more of these needs are identified
Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center
Two people were transported to the hospital for treatment
A two-pack of the Narcan nasal spray sells for about $150, which includes a counseling session on how to recognize the signs of an overdose and how to use the product
EMRs are also unable to start intravenous lines or administer nitroglycerin or glycogen
The flare at SUM Hospital began near the dialysis ward and quickly spread to others floors
The county’s EMS system was used in a study as a model of success in treating patients whose heart attacks were caused by a blocked artery
The unit is equipped with stroke-specific medications and a portable CT scanner
Paramedics administered four doses of naloxone on the man’s daughter after she overdosed
Drivers will learn CPR and first-aid for medical, trauma and environmental emergencies
After a car crashed into the ambulance, the rig hit two parked cars and critically injured a pedestrian
The amount Medicare and Medicaid spent on EpiPens rose to $486.8 million in 2015 from $86.5 million in 2011, a jump of 463 percent
The contest is aimed at developing a mobile phone app that will help a person having or witnessing an opioid overdose get the quickest access to naloxone
Opening the facility and restoring power to essential areas are among the issues Beaufort County emergency personnel are addressing ahead of re-entry
Turnaround time for ambulances between calls have tripled and the need for more EMS crews has cost taxpayers an extra $16,000 a month
The agency is one of two in the nation to administer blood transfusions
The agency is the first in the state to administer the transfusions
The district has decided to place paramedics and EMTs on sidelines for football games with an ambulance stationed nearby
The business offers inter-facility transfers for Aberdeen and the surrounding area
School officials have said that the move to stock the antidote is not a result of students overdosing on school property, but as a precaution
The ambulance hit a utility pole and guardrail, injuring at least two people
Officials said the rising cost of EpiPens played a factor in allowing EMTs to draw up the drug with syringes
Because every patient is different, EMS providers must have a range of airway skills and a strong degree of experience
The device allows geriatric patients to notify EMS when an injury occurs and provides responders with additional information
Trendelenburg is taught to all EMS students, but does it still have a place in prehospital care?
Firefighters who have just been cleared to give naloxone report combative patients
A preliminary review showed the company “may have inserted potentially anticompetitive terms” into sales contracts with many school systems
Instead of learning standard CPR, the students learned an innovative method of CPR that relies on teamwork
Authorities said nearly 300 overdoses have been reported in the Cincinnati area beginning Aug. 19
Here are the minimum equipment guidelines for medical personnel providing care at concerts, sporting events and mass gatherings
An official said paramedics respond to between six and eight overdoses a day
Paramedics and EMTs are being trained to recognize sepsis early
