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.
Inside Health 34 – UC Davis Fire’s mobile approach to non-emergent support and service navigation
Real-world data of high-dose naloxone administration by law enforcement officers found no added benefit to opioid overdose patients
Establishing clear policies, protocols and building trust: PCHD EMS shares their body-worn cameras implementation journey
A recent story shows the importance of understanding how to handle patients threatening suicide and that we’ve got a lot of opportunity to improve training and response
Safe Haven founder paramedic Monica Kelsey will create a legal fund to defend women who could face charges from Indiana Department of Child Services
Epinephrine is now labeled for mass dose, like other medications, which is an important step toward patient safety
Most EMS providers have witnessed or been involved with a medication error attributable to poor system design and lack of safety behaviors
Gaylord EMS bought a new ambulance with a bequest from a farmer and gave their old ambulance to a neighboring department in need of a newer vehicle
Drug overdoses, accidental poisonings are up 78 percent over a decade and now exceed vehicle crashes as the top accidental killer in the U.S.
The game gives players the opportunity to exchange ideas, participate in interactive discussions on medication safety and to practice drug calculations
Police are investigating the driver’s interference of the ambulance which was transporting a patient
Indiana Dept. of Children Services warns Safe Haven Baby Box to not install any more boxes at fire stations
The soldier was transported eight hours by ground ambulance before surgery in a hospital parking lot
Without knowing the root cause of the behavior problem, fixing it is sheer luck
The evidence tells us that not using red lights and sirens should be the rule – and using them should be an infrequent exception
Louisiana State Police trooper also injured at scene that happened after an impaired driver veered into another vehicle to avoid hitting the man on the bridge shoulder
Use the EMS “Go to Sleep” checklist to see if lack of sleep is making you or your partner dangerous to one another, your patients and the community
Errors in patient care and EMS provider health concerns are raising awareness of the risks of prolonger work hours
The Pine Grove Area Community Ambulance crew and patient escaped the fire unharmed
Being overweight is a threat to our patients, to our health and to our livelihood
The Nash County EMS providers did not sustain life-threatening injuries and cared for the injured vehicle occupants
Standardizing the transition of care helps improve patient safety and ensure the patient’s care is smooth and no information is lost
‘Last Week Tonight’ segment confronts the inability of 911 systems to find callers as easily as a pizza delivery app or an Uber driver
EMS providers need to admit that prehospital patient care errors can and do happen to begin addressing this serious cause of patient injury and death
An ambulance carrying a 7-year-old boy with life-threatening seizures was trapped by two motorists who refused to move
New research found that paramedics can use a simple breath measurement to identify potential cases of sepsis
At least 250,000 deaths each year can be attributed to medical care that has gone awry
Improperly used or maintained patient care and devices can cause harm to patients and providers
Hospitals have made a variety of policy and procedural changes to get patients in and out of the emergency department faster
