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.
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
Helping a fall patient back into bed, a chair or onto the ambulance cot should launch risk mitigation in the patient鈥檚 home to prevent future falls
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
Sioux City Fire Rescue has seen a 21% increase in EMS calls over the last five years
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
Point Pleasant Fire Department enhances EMS with Hinckley Medical鈥檚 OneWeight ambulance gurney scale
OneWeight鈥檚 two-button design is easy to use, allowing providers to obtain accurate weight measurements with minimal training quickly
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
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
5 patient communication strategies to improve response to interventions, increase patient satisfaction and outcomes, and decrease job-related stress
Put yourself in the patient鈥檚 position to gain an understanding of how their fear may complicate your interventions
Santa Rosa firefighters had to dismantle an overhead proofer to free the worker鈥檚 crushed arm
It may not be poor brain integrity that is causing a lack of response to a sternum rub, but an inadequate length of time the sternum rub is applied
First responders in Colorado Springs treated several patients during the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
First responders from several departments worked to rescue two men trapped inside a grain bin in Spring Township
One patient was flown to Ryder Trauma Center after an oven exploded inside the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens
Raleigh firefighters worked quickly to save three children in fast-moving water
EMTs at the Clairton Coke Works faced a cardiac arrest patient in the plant鈥檚 battery basement
鈥淭he EMT I was specifically with was very adamant on trying to get the patient out of the back of the vehicle, which I applaud him for,鈥� a good Samaritan said
Officials have planned and rehearsed for two years how to move 180 patients to a new hospital in Wheat Ridge
Training at the Minnesota State University tested the response capabilities
Authorities found ill and elderly bedridden people on mattresses on the wet floor, some lying in their own waste
Investigators and experts say despite warnings about the dangers of lying face down, the patient stayed on his stomach for several minutes
The U.S. Secret Service had already worked with Butler Memorial Hospital staff on a response plan years earlier when Donald Trump was president
Over 142 million people across the U.S. have been under heat alerts
Orangeburg County EMS and the sheriff鈥檚 office will go to court after a judge ruled earlier that Paul Tarashuk鈥檚 death did not fall under qualified immunity
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First responders from two counties responded to several calls involving injured persons and sinking boats
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Kansas City firefighters entered the sewer and found the worker face down in six to eight inches of water
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