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.
Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center
Use SAMPLE history to assess the patient’s complaint and make treatment decisions
While lots of people talk about the importance of sleep, they often do not address how to get to sleep
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
By monitoring vitals during drug use, nurses can administer oxygen and IV fluids to keep patients alive
By switching to “Check & Inject” kits, the agency will save around $40,000
Dispatch centers emphasize the slogan: “Call if you can, text if you can’t”
EMTs are asked to be more aggressive in situations like mass shootings and industrial accidents
Cypress Creek medics believe the patient would not have made it to the hospital alive without the transfusion
Following the example of Washington State, a pilot program is testing phasing out EpiPens in EMS
A commuter captured the incident on video during peak rush hour last Thursday
An official said Sunday that the outage was caused by an equipment failure inside the system
Some hospitals are embracing the ridesharing app for patients with limited transport options
Opponents suggest training non-medical personnel to use a vial and syringe to inject epinephrine could be risky
Family members claim “more could have been done” to save the woman
