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.
Matt Streger, Brian Hupp and Simon Claridge discuss patient and provider safety devices and protocols
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Steve Whitehead is going to tell you about a better way to secure your patient
鈥淭here was information withheld by those already on the scene which caused our members to handle things differently than they should have,鈥� Thomas Malone said
Peggy Finley also is accused of trying to improperly influence a police officer
Teaching points from the 鈥榤alpractice or murder鈥� case: Action steps for EMS practitioners
The restraint policy states that a patient is never to be transported in a prone position and calls for regular circulation checks
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The Gwinnett County contract includes gear such as power stretchers and chest compression tools
If you don鈥檛 know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don鈥檛 belong in EMS
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Accountability for displaying proper patient lifting and moving 鈥� whether it鈥檚 physically lifting patients or utilizing equipment 鈥� rests at the top of the agency
EMS providers and leaders have a 鈥渄uty to act鈥� to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
EMS providers and leaders have a 鈥渄uty to act鈥� to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
鈥�... As frustrated as I鈥檝e ever been on a call, I can鈥檛 fathom doing any of these things to a patient,鈥� one commenter wrote
鈥淲hen the prosecutor sees and hears compassion, competence and professionalism, even in the face of significant errors being made, it becomes much harder to justify filing criminal charges鈥�
The 35-year-old man died from compressional and positional asphyxia, which a coroner said was a result of being placed face down on a stretcher
The Springfield patient, who may have been experiencing hallucinations, was placed face-down on a stretcher and restrained
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Reduce your agency鈥檚 risk of lifting injuries through a combination of training and tools
The man resisted when the officer tried to get him out of the road, and the paramedic helped the officer get the man under control
Advocacy, public health and medical specialty organizations signed a nine-page joint letter describing the ambulance bed crisis in a series of stories
Officers arrested Amanda E. Emery, who they say struck and intentionally spit on an EMS provider who was trying to render aid
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Despite the finding, the 23-year-old massage therapist鈥檚 cause of death remains listed as undetermined
Willimantic Chief Marc Scrivener said the crewmembers restrained the agitated patient in an ambulance, but he broke free
While every situation is different, most people are more receptive to a sympathetic approach than an authoritative command
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department EMS report shows Daniel Taylor was conscious when medics arrived to treat him after a fight with corrections officers
Polk County Fire Rescue members had restrained the 67-year-old disabled patient on a gurney when Matthew Mullins struck him, police say
Police recaptured the man, and EMS treated and transported him
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