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.
5 insidious partner issues to avoid so that patients feel safe in our care
Make your patient feel less like a sack of potatoes with these tips from Steve Whitehead
Warning signs and a checklist for evaluating patients after a lift assist
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
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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鈥檛 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 鈥渃omplete medical team,鈥� 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
ETI has been the primary method to help patients breathe; however, in the last decade, there鈥檚 been a significant shift toward using SGA, especially for cardiac arrest patients
Spokane Valley firefighters faced a driver 鈥渋n crisis鈥� who had crashed their car into a JCPenny store
The wrongful death lawsuit accuses the paramedics of negligence by failing to properly use and monitor medical equipment, including oxygen devices
A University of Michigan surgical team responded to the scene in Ann Arbor to prepare for a possible field amputation
8 ways to moderate humor to improve patient connection and care, and avoid taking it too far
5 patient communication strategies to improve response to interventions, increase patient satisfaction and outcomes, and decrease job-related stress
Gaining patients鈥� confidence can be achieved by deliberate actions, like connecting with caregivers, as well as small subtleties, like body language and facial expressions
Put yourself in the patient鈥檚 position to gain an understanding of how their fear may complicate your interventions
Including clear, complete documentation in your patient care report is a critical component of patient care
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