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Tag: Lifting
Lifting and moving is a component of nearly every EMS patient encounter. Finding quality resources on lifting, moving, and stabilization techniques is almost as difficult as finding good training and equipment for patient lifting and moving. Here are a few of my favorite resources: Video: Remember 2 Things about Lifting and Moving Patients from Steve […]
In the latest installment of the Remember Two Things video series the host, Steve Whitehead, talks about the importance of asking for help. Have you found a good way to ask for lifting help? What worked well for me was self-deprecating humor. In a casual and light hearted way I would say something like, “Look […]
This is a guest post by EMS Safety Expert Jim Love. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. I am typing this from my hotel in the Town of Tullamore in Ireland. Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit an Irish ambulance builder and converter. I saw things I have never […]
Three of my favorite EMS sounds: An infant patient crying. My partner’s seatbelt clicking. An unresponsive patient breathing. What are your favorite EMS sounds? Three of my least favorite EMS sounds: Sirens. I’ll find his/her nurse. Flatulence as a patient is being lifted as it is rarely only a noise. What are your least favorite […]
A bullet point in the National Standard Curriculum section on patient lifting and moving suggested using a “Power Grip” when lifting the cot. I have never been totally clear on what was meant by the Power Grip so I asked my EMS contacts on Twitter for an explanation and photo. Paramedic, photographer and blogger Joel […]
In central Wisconsin, the ice and snow season logically leads to an increase in the number of “elderly patient has fallen, possible broken hip” calls. When responding to patients with a suspected broken hip, remember these tips:
A Centers of Disease Control and Prevention study shows that the number of American adults reporting a disability is rapidly increasing. 47.5 million adults report a disability – as shown in this graph. As EMS providers you know the growing limitations of patients – inability to stand without support, not being able to walk short […]
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Moving Patients
I like to use a kitchen chair as an intermediary resting place before moving non-injured patients from the floor back into a recliner, bed or patient cot. Read the full Everyday EMS Tip at EMS1.com