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.
For EMTs, grief is often a surprising reaction to every day interactions with patients and their loved ones
Your willingness to provide pain management is a reflection of your ability to empathize with the patient
You have to first possess and practice traits like kindness and compassion before you can pass the sentiment on to your patients
Nine patients were injured by gunfire in the downtown Madison shooting
Several people were injured, some trapped in portable toilets at the Topsham Fairgrounds
The temperature outside the event soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Two patients were flown to hospitals after a tree branch broke off and entered the passenger compartment during the crash
Heatstroke treatment has made ice and human-sized immersion bags standard equipment for fire department vehicles
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics transported 22 patients due to a CO leak from a water heater
Falck USA filed notice alleging errors in evaluation criteria
It took Dayton firefighters approximately 90 minutes to extricate the woman
Donna Eiden said she and her husband were sleeping inside the bus when it began to roll down the street crashing into signs, pole
If children aren鈥檛 properly restrained in the back of your ambulance, it puts everyone at risk
New graphics, a CT scanner and equipment for testing and treatment have been added to Houston鈥檚 Mobile Stroke Unit
Contracts for Maui and Kauai include a quality assurance coordinator and a pediatric emergency care coordinator
Akron authorities stated dozens of victims had been transported to local hospitals
Allegheny County police stated an altercation took place inside a Penn Hills bar and several people opened fire
If you鈥檙e embracing power devices to help move patients, don鈥檛 skip the first step
HEMSI stated it will not appeal the decision on the 2019 incident
Case New Holland workers were removing a chain that became stuck in the forklift
Legislation includes a protocol checklist for treating patients in their homes instead of being transported to an emergency department
Sick workers arrived at the Sunnyside hospital after being exposed to low levels of radiation
An explosion inside a Youngstown building collapsed the first floor into the basement
Union for Hennepin EMS personnel say the majority of its members want handcuffs
The patient fell 40 feet at the Great Falls in Salisbury
Tualatin Valley firefighters had to stabilize several vehicles during two separate extrications
Adair County Health System had set up a triage center at the Greenfield high school after much of town was destroyed
Two Catskill EMS employees have resigned after a doorbell video showed their treatment of a patient who had fallen inside an ambulance
Recommendations first made in 1995 explained keeping someone on their chest in prone restraint can dangerously restrict breathing
First responders in Waterford were initially dispatched for a person injured in a fall
Portland Fire Rescue said the person survived after possibly coming in contact with a 57,000-volt power line
Overland Park firefighters faced a worker buried up to his waist 15 feet below the ground
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