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 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
Why quality improvement concepts should be integrated into EMS education
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
The average price of a two-dose EpiPen package climbed to about $608 earlier this year, up from around $94 nine years ago
Pediatric intraosseous insertion can be stressful, but it’s a critical tool to have if you can’t get IV access
Here is the “never-do” list if you want to have a long and prosperous career in EMS
Every ground ambulance and helicopter crash has different causal factors, but we must look at system design and safety behaviors to prevent further crashes
The woman’s family discovered her at the dialysis clinic after she failed to come home
Firefighters rescued the 86-year-old woman after her family alerted authorities of her absence.
Carfentanil is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, and requires multiple doses of Narcan to counteract
EMS1 columnists react to a Kansas law that prohibits public employers from preventing their employees from carrying a concealed weapon while on duty
Partygoers and professionals alike are embracing IVs for rehydration therapy
The service is challenging the nearly $300,000 penalty recommended by OSHA after failing a federal inspection
A complete patient assessment and consideration of multiple causes will help make sure the patient’s altered mental status is correctly assessed
The N.M. ambulance was crossing an intersection when it crashed with a truck
The effects of sleep deprivation are akin to alcohol intoxication; build a safe sleep room and a culture of watching over tired medics
Our concern for personal and partner safety needs to extend from scene safety to off-duty safety from intimate partner violence and abuse
The proposed rule will be available for public comment for 180 days
Use this hands-on training exercise to improve equipment familiarity, reinforce medication cross-check processes and increase provider confidence to treat sick kids
Two Acadian Ambulance EMTs and two bystanders were struck while tending to an accident victim
