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.
Keep the following tips in mind when you encounter a patient who has had too much to drink
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
Guilderland Emergency Medical Services will have improved crew, patient safety with a power stretcher, power load system
The three patients were flown from the scene in Kissimmee to a hospital in Orlando
First responders in Swansea had to stabilize the house before removing the car
Croton-on-Hudson first responders were initially unable to reach the injured hiker, who fell 50 feet down an embankment, because the trail was washed out
Vallejo first responders successfully removed the man from the fence spike
First responders safely moved the patient down a rugged trail on Lookout Mountain
A coordinated effort involving several departments saved a construction worker pinned by a foundation collapse
Firefighters and a patient fell to the ground when the roof of the Burlington structure collapsed
The California Department of Motor Vehicles found the Cruise service to be 鈥渁n unreasonable risk to public safety鈥�
The injured hiker was stuck in a narrow gap in the Thunder Canyon Cave and was unable to rescued by her friends
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
One patient suffered life-threatening injuries after falling into a mine shaft in Kern County
Two Westchester Medical Center Health Network facilities were forced to divert ambulances and transfer patients to other facilities
One patient suffered life-threatening injuries after falling into a mine shaft in Kern County
Ed Currie鈥檚 Pepper X registers an average of 2.69 million units
Steve Whitehead is going to tell you about a better way to secure your patient
First responders in Cincinnati had difficulty reaching the SUV after it had been pushed past the crossing
Paramedics evaluated, transported three people to hospitals for additional testing as firefighters evacuated judges鈥� chambers
Authorities said the Alamance-Burlington School System bus went off the road, struck a culvert and hit the building
One patient in the New Bedford pier collapse was transported to St. Luke鈥檚 Emergency Department by rescue boat
Officials said the two deputies were critically injured by fire inside the trailer
DUI charge and other charges against Kevin Tirrel McCorvey were dropped in a deal for a reduced prison sentence
Video shows firefighters fighting a fire involving a parked semi trailer at a detention center
Passengers were thrown forward when the operator hit the emergency brake to avoid hitting a vehicle
Authorities in Lexington said three people were injured in a 5-vehicle crash
The man was transported to Bellevue Hospital with a leg injury after dropping 30 feet into the World Trade Center memorial pool
First responders in Northwest Missouri often have to decide that it is quicker to transport by ground than wait for a helicopter
Marlene Jordan suffered a fractured femur when a Sacramento paramedic dropped her while moving her to a cot
Aurora paramedics Cooper and Cichuniec are scheduled to be tried in November
Prince George鈥檚 County first responders faced a total of 56 passengers at the crash scene
