Patient Handling
The patient handling topic contains the latest news, information, education and training tips for EMTs and paramedics related to lifting and moving patients.
Portland firefighters faced a 20-minute ambulance delay while treating a patient experiencing chest pains
Keep the following tips in mind when you encounter a patient who went out of his/her way to overindulge this holiday
Lifting a patient can be completely uneventful or it can make you a viral internet star
Decatur City Council ordinance comes after increased fire department calls to assisted-living facilities, nursing homes
Colorado Springs Paramedic Nicholas Fisher tackled Dizmang and placed him in a headlock
EMT Robert Molesk said he felt intimidated by Erie County deputies when treating Robert A. Metcalf Jr.
A rope rescue system was used to raise a Fontana woman from an old septic tank 25 feet below the ground
The Phoenix Fire Department is investigating the death of a patient reportedly dropped by firefighters.
PG&E had to secure power lines before Santa Clara County firefighters could begin extricating the patient
Doctors had told the hunter’s family that he may not walk again
A rope rescue system was setup to retrieve a Colorado Springs worker that suffered a medical emergency and fell
After Joey Zeman fell on the ice, he found his pliers in an odd place
Washington lawmakers follow other states pushing for reform in restraint techniques after the in-custody death of Manuel Ellis
The new ambulances, designed to be lightweight, come equipped with a powered trolley bed system and a powered carry chair for patient transport
A speeding SUV went off the road and became stuck, off the ground, between trees in the Longmeadow crash
The “Lost in Translation” campaign highlights the challenges deaf people have in ambulances, EDs
A person inside a dumpster found themselves trapped inside a garbage truck in Escambia County
As an essential piece of personal protective equipment, you want to make sure gloves fit well, are durable, and are readily available
Rescuers spent five hours digging the plumber out from a collapse at a National City shopping mall
A construction crew found the unconscious man approximately 80 feet up the crane at the Durham site
MedStar stated 15 patients were transported from the Sandman Signature Hotel in Fort Worth after an explosion
Four people were trapped inside after their car snapped a utility pole and came to rest against the roof of a house in Pulaski.
Two of the three injured workers suffered traumatic injuries
How I explained response speed to the question “why don’t you run to the patient?” from an EMT student
Matthew Reum was pinned inside his pickup truck underneath an I-94 bridge, surviving on rainwater
First responders in Orleans were dispatched to a man trapped under a piece of heavy machinery at a construction company
First responders worked to save a worker trapped inside a concrete hopper in Paulding County
Painesville Fire Chief Tom Hummel said the powered chairs will reduce the risk of back and shoulder injuries
Prosecutors said the Aurora paramedics did not properly assess McClain and ultimately gave him a significant overdose of ketamine
Aurora paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec each face criminally negligent homicide and other charges
What if scheduling and finalizing a transport could be done in 60 seconds?
A vacuum truck was used to help rescue a man almost completely buried in corn inside the Henryville grain bin
