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.
Why quality improvement concepts should be integrated into EMS education
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
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
It took almost half an hour for another ambulance to arrive to complete the transport
Law enforcement and EMS should have a set of mutually agreed policies and procedures in place
Seven months after being hired, the firefighter/EMT was transferred to a different engine
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said the use of synthetic cannabinoids is causing deaths and sending thousands of people to emergency rooms around the country for treatment
The ambulance was transporting an elderly patient, who was not injured, back home
The DC Fire and EMS paramedic was caught on camera sleeping while a patient was being transported to the hospital
What makes these recent cases even more worrisome is the fact that to satisfy their addiction, these medics put patients’ safety at risk
EMS agencies can utilize PSOs to improve the safety culture, protect data and receive expert assistance
