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.
Help keep you, your crew and your patient safe at motor vehicle collision scenes
The public’s First Amendment right to film is strongest when it comes to filming governmental employees engaged in their public duties in public places
Three takeaways from the conviction of Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain
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
Army combat medics are trained to provide medical assistance in combat situations and can provide trauma care that’s beyond the scope of civilian medics with EMS or EMT training
There is no reason why trauma scissors, Leatherman tools and folding knives need to be carried where potentially violent patients can grab them
Learn about Hydrocodone’s drug profile, proper doses, potential side effects and how it affects your patients.
