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.
Patients may benefit from air transport when one or more of these needs are identified
Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center
Use SAMPLE history to assess the patient’s complaint and make treatment decisions
Four people were trapped inside after their car snapped a utility pole and came to rest against the roof of a house in Pulaski.
Steve Whitehead shares the red flags that mean you’re moving too fast on scene
How I explained response speed to the question “why don’t you run to the patient?” from an EMT student
An ambulance security New Year’s resolution
Matthew Reum was pinned inside his pickup truck underneath an I-94 bridge, surviving on rainwater
First responders from several agencies worked to save a man trapped by rocks along a San Diego beach
Which event will have the biggest impact on EMS? Cast your vote
Lifting a patient can be completely uneventful or it can make you a viral internet star
Painesville Fire Chief Tom Hummel said the powered chairs will reduce the risk of back and shoulder injuries
Matt Streger, Brian Hupp and Simon Claridge discuss patient and provider safety devices and protocols
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
“In the process of entering the bore, the handgun was attracted to the magnet and fired a single round. The patient received a gunshot wound in the right buttock area,” the adverse event report states
The criminalization of medical errors has added a new layer to reducing harm
The paper emphasizes the need for uniform FBI-compliant biometric criminal history checks for all U.S. EMS practitioner licenses
The St. James Ambulance District will run mutual aid while the Phelps Health EMS Base is repaired
Know the signs of escalation and how to diffuse dangerous encounters
Everyone must be comfortable speaking up, no matter their rank or years on the job
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
A carnival crisis, cliffhangers, underground escapes and fiery extractions: First responders answered the call in 2023
Colorado Solictor General Shannon Stevenson said the Aurora paramedics administered too much ketamine for McClain’s body weight
Springfield EMT Peggy Finley had a $60K bond refunded due to recent legislation
Make your patient feel less like a sack of potatoes with these tips from Steve Whitehead
Parker County Hospital District paramedics faced an amputation and having to perform bilateral finger thoracostomies
Jury selection begins Monday for Aurora Fire Department paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec
Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein was in charge of a 2020 medical response that led to the death of a patient who was put in a prone position
What patient abandonment isn’t, and why it’s time to confront this EMS boogeyman
Snow, fog, smoke and dust: 4 tips for operating in dangerous roadway conditions
