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.
You have to first possess and practice traits like kindness and compassion before you can pass the sentiment on to your patients
In the right patient, with a solid understanding of the pharmacology and a plan to address potential side effects, ketamine can be an incredibly useful tool for EMS
Discover essential tools to help individuals with limited mobility navigate daily life more easily and securely
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
Millions are without power after Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas
First responders from two counties responded to several calls involving injured persons and sinking boats
The stuntman crashed during a high-speed chase scene on the Detroit-Superior Bridge
Kansas City firefighters entered the sewer and found the worker face down in six to eight inches of water
Three patients were flown to mainland hospitals after the boat they were in crashed into a Florida Keys bridge
The high temperature prevented a medical helicopter from transporting a patient in Nevada
Circle the City introduced its IV rehydration program as a way to protect homeless people in Arizona as temperatures soar
The man 鈥渋gnited a large firework device鈥� and put the lit firework on his head, leaving him with 鈥渕assive head injuries,鈥� Dorchester County deputies said
It took first responders 30 minutes to locate the victim in the Lafayette explosion
Cozer Health EMTs recall the violence they experience and the emotional toll
Video showed Rochester police and AMR leaving the man on a bench where he fell over and was unattended for more than two minutes, the lawsuit claims
Deer Park Assistant Fire Chief Dominic Albanese said the crash was horrible and will be tough for the community
Patients complained of respiratory issues after an accidental release of the repellent inside the Lower Nazareth Township Walmart
Syracuse firefighters said they saw so many people on the scene that it was tough to tell who was a victim
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