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.
Breaking down some light-hearted and professionally-serious tips to start and build a successful career in EMS
Follow these tips when responding to a patient with a suspected hip fracture
As an essential piece of personal protective equipment, you want to make sure medical gloves fit well, are durable, and are readily available
Patients from the Bedford Park event were transported to several area hospitals
Family members say the Medway EMT forced the patient in respiratory distress to walk an 鈥渦nreasonable distance鈥� to the ambulance before the fall
The Department of Health Services said falls are 18% of ambulance runs in 2022
When New Ellenton firefighters found Maria Duthie, she had a faint pulse, was barely breathing and was blue
A construction worker was trapped in his excavator and suffered trauma to his head, chest and arms
Fresno authorities say patients were transported to three different hospitals
11 patients were transported to a hospital after a Delta flight hit severe turbulance
Orange Beach Fire Rescue Chief Jeff Smith said the umbrella went completely through the leg and needed to be cut for stabilization
BWC footage captures medic telling officers not to lay the suspect facedown in a fatal in-custody investigation
A driver is dead after his car collided with a school bus on I-90 near Wells
Kansas City crews moved 117 individuals to nine facilities around the city
Two people were injured when a section of a Willowick apartment building parking garage collapsed
First responders found the workers trapped under a fallen wall at the site in Bedford
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
After triage, patients were transported to hospitals in Plantation and Fort Lauderdale
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
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
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
LAFD firefighters had to extricate three people from the car after it crashed into the camp
First responders faced difficult terrain while working together to reach, package and remove an unconscious, bleeding patient
