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Chest Trauma

Steve Whitehead and Nick Nudell debate the importance of MOR reporting
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
Takeaways from more than 8M EMS encounters that help inform destination decisions
Gila Bend Paramedic Cody Jordan was critically injured when the cab unexpectedly fell on him
Head-to-toe guidance for improving trauma outcomes
It took Reno first responders over 30 minutes to reach Jeremy Renner via snowy roads, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said
“For person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,” Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members’ support for the community
Off-duty medical professionals and good Samaritans helped the woman, then EMS providers treated her for chest trauma and transported her
Pediatric patients are not tiny adults; refresh your knowledge of pediatric blunt trauma and take a quiz to check your knowledge
Jamie M. Doyle, 56, was able to speak with officers and paramedics with a small screwdriver lodged in his upper chest
Kelly Grayson and Rob Lawrence on the trimodal distribution of death and the advances in trauma treatment
Remembering shock pioneer, R Adams Cowley, 30-years after his death
Flail chest, tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade and pulmonary contusion have unique presentations, but all jeopardize vital functions
Police officers, arriving before EMS, can make the most impact on patient survival by assessing and treating life threats
Good communication and pre-planning: What the Boston Marathon bombing taught us
Three significant consequences of routine, excessive oxygen administration
Targeting the most common chief complaints and deadly diagnoses to consider in prehospital medicine
Challenge EMS providers’ critical thinking and appropriate skill deployment with these 3 penetrating trauma scenarios, ranging from moderate hemorrhage to exsanguination
Examining the hardware and software requirements, and where P-POCUS fits into the EMS scope of practice
Reduce your community’s risk by training citizens how to control bleeding
A new study suggests there may not be any clinical benefits to administering NTG to treat chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia
Host Ginger Locke interviews Dr. Brandon Bleess about patients with a chief complaint of chest pain
Show off your trauma knowledge with this quiz about trauma patient assessment and treatment
Test your ability to apply the SALT triage method to a collection of simulated MCI patients
It is important to differentiate tension pneumothorax from conditions with similar symptoms, and to avoid performing inappropriate needle decompression
The injuries from blunt or penetrating chest trauma can cause life-threatening disruption to perfusion, ventilation or both
Firefighters tried to resuscitate the Hawaii man, who had a puncture wound to his right, upper torso
EMS can determine when to administer nitroglycerine by utilizing the Lifepak 15 – placing EKG electrodes on the wrists and ankles in anticipation of running a full 12-lead EKG
The toddler’s mother did not wait for an ambulance and drove the child to the hospital; the teen was also shot three times