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.
Before you grab the naloxone or reach for the benzos, hit play on this toxidrome masterclass
Five considerations for patient assessment, scene safety and patient handoff when responding off-duty
The heartbreaking death of a Kansas City FF/paramedic reminds us that every shift carries unseen dangers
This phrase has an amazing ability to get people in the middle of an angry rant to stop, listen, and reframe their argument
Improve safety for you, your crew, your patient and your community with these simple strategies anyone can implement
Body-worn camera video shows officers holding Rhyker Earl down while EMTs administered sedatives
Over 50 search and rescue teams are spread across several states as officials warn that the recovery will be lengthy
Over 50 search teams are deployed across Western North Carolina, rescuing stranded residents after flooding from Hurricane Helene made most roads impassable
The Martin County EMT was found not guilty on all charges
Deputies said the family in Angleton was working on leveling their mobile home when it collapsed on them
Birmingham police search for suspects in a fatal shooting in the city’s entertainment district
Body-worn camera footage shows Memphis EMTs not providing aid during the fatal incident
Allegheny General Hospital has partnered with Pittsburgh, Shaler and Ross EMS using ECMO-facilitated CPR
First responders from five departments and local construction companies worked to save a person trapped inside a grain bin in Livingston County
Louisiana tops the list, with an average of 33.88 reports per 100,000 people annually, while Idaho has the fewest, ranking last
Cameras & Video Systems
Flagler County Fire Rescue is adding 360-degree cameras to the back of their ambulances after a medic allegedly sexually assaulted a patient
Rescuers tunneled underneath the boy and used dish soap and friction-reducing sheets to free him
The judge ruled Aurora Paramedic Peter Cichuniec had to make a quick decision the night of the arrest as the highest-ranking paramedic at the scene
First responders used rescue surfboards to reach the family off Nukolii Beach in Wailua
Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can’t control
Video showed the former Flagler County Fire Rescue paramedic molesting an unconscious female
What EMS needs to know about treating suicide attempts
Data from 600,000 stroke patients nationwide shows EMS providers were 20% less likely to give prehospital notification for Black patients
Invented by a 30-year firefighter/paramedic, the CPR board uses gravity to improve blood flow to the brain and heart
Fire chiefs say that Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closing adds to the existing workload difficulties
Does bolus dose epinephrine or phenylephrine have a role in the prehospital environment?
A lawsuit claims Honolulu paramedics could have prevented a fatal ambulance fire. Was the crew’s response justified?
First responders in Saginaw arrived on the scene to find the truck and house on fire and the driver lying on the roof
Ventura County firefighters used Oxnard police robots during a technical rescue operation
The driver of a car failed to yield to the right of way and crashed into the ambulance, causing it to flip onto its roof
More than 80 firefighters worked on the rescue, along with a “complete medical team,” LAFD said; Two rescuers were treated for heat exhaustion with one hospitalized
One person died and two others were injured in the Linn County crash
15 office workers left to hike Mount Shavano but only 14 returned
MOST POPULAR
- How to use SAMPLE history as an effective patient assessment tool
- Neuro Pro unveils Head-Up CPR Board to improve survival outcomes during resuscitation
- 8-year-old falls down shaft into bunker while hiking with family in Hawaii
- LAFD frees construction worker from trench after 6-hour rescue in blistering heat
- Investigation finds officers warned Baltimore medics about prone positioning before patient death