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.
An ambulance security New Year’s resolution
Lifting a patient can be completely uneventful or it can make you a viral internet star
Matt Streger, Brian Hupp and Simon Claridge discuss patient and provider safety devices and protocols
Investigation underway to determine why rocuronium, a paralyzing agent, was given instead of an anti-seizure medication
Experienced providers should re-evaluate priorities before riding a bad idea into the ground
The medic spent 41 minutes with the sick girl and believed her symptoms “of a mundane nature”
He at first thought it was a prank, but soon put it together as a domestic abuse situation
He fled from a psychiatric hospital as he was being loaded into an ambulance, and was hit by several cars when he ran onto a nearby busy highway
A 90-year-old woman ended up in a coma when the service, which provides flat-screen TVs and other amenities, allegedly let her fall on her apartment stairs
Lifting is one of those predictable moments in our mostly unpredictable jobs, and changing your technique can reduce pain
ACEP report describes need to create safety programs, and a culture of safety integral to every facet of EMS
EMS safety has recently taken on a new sense of importance, if not urgency
Complex and life-dependent systems often fail in their reliance on experience and professionalism alone
Receptionists turned her away when she asked them to call her an ambulance; she dug for her cell phone outside the clinic
The patient had a blood clot, and filed a complaint after the crew stopped for the pair because they were on a dangerous road
Drug shortages won’t disappear any time soon, and EMS agencies need come up with innovative ways to ensure that their patients receive the right drug at the right time
Here’s a look at what responders need to know about the disorder, and how to modify their response to situations that involve an autistic individual
The 78-year-old said police arrived before paramedics, and assaulted him for no reason; he suffered a black eye and stitches to his head
Her boyfriend seriously and repeatedly beat and choked her sons, 6 and 8; she didn’t report it because she was afraid she would lose her job, police say
When medical devices fail, you may be required to report it so manufacturers and regulators understand the consequences
More than 300 medicines crucial to treating cancer, infections, cardiac arrest, premature infants, pain, and more are in short supply
This medication is notorious as a street drug and with good reason
Systems and electronic assistance can be applied to all medication control processes
Our focus on addressing scene safety first can sometimes lead us to let our guard down once we’ve entered the scene
Comprehensive approach is necessary to address problem without harming patients or providers
Hypothermic trauma patients are less likely to survive their injuries, when compared to similar patients who are normothermic
