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 red flags and steps to take to make the scene safer for yourself, other responders and the patients
One simple trick we can take from our fire service friends to stabilize a vehicle
Help keep you, your crew and your patient safe at motor vehicle collision scenes
The driver of the car that hit the patient then fled the scene
Recently introduced legislation will improve the rapid administration of controlled substances to patients in need of emergency treatment
‘Free from Harm,’ a new report from the National Patient Safety Foundation makes follow-up recommendations to the IOM ‘To Err is Human’ report
The 10 EMS Forward topics identify risks to patient and provider safety as well as topics of greater concern in 2016
Rebecca Bender, a trafficking victim and advocate, describes indicators for evaluating if an EMS patient is a victim of human trafficking
Develop restraint polices, train to apply restraints and adhere to those policies when behavioral emergency patient restraint is indicated
The man survived and was transported to a hospital in critical condition
Eight Ohio first responders were trained to look for and mitigate unsafe sleep conditions while on routine calls
Big dreams to improve EMS with a windfall of funding for safety, health and wellness, research and leadership development
Three UMC paramedics cleared a man’s driveway and street after the city denied assistance
Chris and Kelly talk about stories of medics refusing to assist patients in 2015
Dashcam video captured the moment a patient fell out the side door of a moving ambulance
One of the cabs participating in the protest also knocked a police officer to the ground
The report, 15 years after IOM’s “To Err is Human”, tackles patient-safety issues, saying health care is not nearly as safe as it should be
Docs challenge ALS vs. BLS outcomes research and learn about prehospital care products at 2015 ACEP Scientific Assembly
Toronto researchers found AEDs near out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are unavailable in one-fifth of incidents
The collision caused the gurney in the back of the ambulance to roll out of place and pin a paramedic against the wall
Police investigating to see if shots were aimed at the patient, medics, or if it was just a random act
Researchers investigate the capability of bystanders to treat a simulated opioid overdose with intranasal naloxone versus auto-injector naloxone
Hundreds of ambulance calls and dozens of fires made Halloween the busiest night of the year for Dublin Fire Brigade
One of the county commissioners who wrote the policy for a Tenn. EMS agency said doctors should decide where patients go, not EMTs
EMS providers need to follow infection control guidelines for care and transport of patients with infectious, contagious and even deadly antibiotic-resistant organisms
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for medications, airway insertion and confirmation, defibrillation and post-arrest care
A bystander shared a photo of the ambulance on Facebook, generating a big social media reaction
You were asked to respond for a woman who may have broken her arm; did you make the right decision?
The driver deliberately kept a UK ambulance crew from driving through a narrow road and refused to move
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for chest compressions, AED use and suspected opioid overdose
Firefighters say they often have to wait 20 or 30 minutes for a Rural/Metro ambulance to arrive
The family of the patient claims the EMTs abused him while he was being transported to the hospital for a seizure
