Screwing up (part 1)
by dr-exmedicThere isn’t a whole lot of data on prehospital medical errors–and it isn’t for lack of them.
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There isn’t a whole lot of data on prehospital medical errors–and it isn’t for lack of them.
It’s easy to think your service is overwhelmed by system abusers, but is it?
Imagine having a 75% error rate. At least in this case, it’s not something that will harm the patient directly.
In a motor vehicle crash, is that fat pad on your belly as soft as you think?
There aren’t too many things that can go wrong with a chest decompression…until they do.
Now we have proof that patient volume and passing the National Registry exam go together like peas and carrots.
Not everyone minces words when it comes to ambulance safety.
Walking your potentially C-spine injured patient may not be as silly as it sounds.