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.
The defense attorneys representing one of the firefighters share the legal and operational lessons from this high-profile case, emphasizing documentation, training and BWCs
From icy rivers to prolonged winter rescues, EMS teams must prepare for the harsh elements. Here鈥檚 how to stay warm, alert and effective in cold-weather emergencies.
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First responders found the workers trapped under a fallen wall at the site in Bedford
Ventilators and monitors will be safely secured inside the 19 MEDIC EMS ambulances
EMS personnel in German Township transported at least 13 patients to hospitals
Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley said the first firefighters to arrive at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital faced a total blackout
A paramedic fell while trying to stop the patient from getting out of the moving ambulance
Maryland State Police Trooper 5 conducted two hoist rescues of injured hikers
Two people were injured when their vehicle went into the James River before a bridge-tunnel
Grand Canyon National Park鈥檚 Search and Rescue team had to set up a rope rescue since a helicopter rescue was not feasible
Escondido paramedics smelled smoked while they were transporting a patient to Rady Children鈥檚 Hospital
First responders in fire and police boats, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to a crash off Long Island鈥檚 south shore
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One requested additional specialized help to complete the rope rescue
Four first responders in Bell County were injured when a porch collapsed while they were moving a patient
Police believe the Decatur Township crash, which left a car embedded into the second floor, was intentional
7 passengers are in critical condition after their bus rolled over on a winding highway in Boise County
Authorities say the bus carrying up to 50 people struck an embankment and a car on I-81 near Harrisburg.
Tulsa firefighters had to cut part of the flagpole off for the victim to fit into an ambulance
As West Manatee Fire Rescue personnel were clearing the crash scene a boat with a shark bite victim arrived at the boat ramp
A worker in Durham was hit by a piece of equipment and left hanging 150 feet about the ground
Phoenix has seen 28 consecutive days of 110 Fahrenheit ever recorded
Incorporating real-time and body-worn camera footage into emergency preparedness, training and response
San Diego County health and law enforcement leaders are looking at violent patients, restraints and TASER protocols to reduce violence in hospitals
3,100 paramedics weigh in on reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls
Boston firefighters had difficulty removing the injured sailor due to narrow areas inside the historic ship
The LAFD said one of the crane鈥檚 arms broke as workers were removing the billboard
Sweltering weather spreads from the Southwest to California causing heat-related deaths
The Tidewater EMS Council is looking at treating young trauma patients and adding more locations
An EMT and patient are killed after their ambulance collided head-on with a tractor-trailer
Springfield EMT Peggy Finley faces murder charges related to 鈥渃ompressional and positional asphyxia鈥� of a patient
Boulder County rangers say the cows were likely protecting calves in attacks that sent one jogger to the hospital
A Logan County paramedic once worked a 120-hours shift and transports sometimes have a 6-7 hour turnaround time
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