As others have mentioned, anything physical activity you do will present a set of risks. Whether it's weight lifting, running, or mixed martial arts, the risks will always be present. However, if you train properly and have a good instructor, your risk of injury is going to be minimized. I've...
I would not make contact with the patient. I think that most of us have felt this way about patients or have had similar feelings in some way. It's just a bad idea to get involved in such situations. Our job is to make sure patients arrive at the appropriate facility in as good of condition as...
I thought so. There's just no way I would force a patient on a backboard simply because her POA demanded it... I'm no expert, but I'd say that's a good way to get yourself arrested.
A few weeks ago my partners and I responded to a 93-year-old female who had fallen. Following protocol, she met criteria for mandatory full spinal precaution. Upon placing her on a backboard she began to feel a significant amount of pain, so we had ran into a problem. One of my partners called...
It doesn't matter if he worked for the media or was simply capturing the event on camera, she had no right to tell him to leave and she made an absolutely terrible decision by swatting his camera. As long as he's not causing problems, which he clearly was not, then he shouldn't have to move. He...