Stop The Bleed
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
Animal bites and envenomations pose some interesting challenges to EMS providers
Take advantage of new resources to prevent over- and under-triage, and to guide transportation decisions
The ground-based mobile blood transfusion team is dispatched when an EMS agency requests it
Jason Stowe was at the right place at the right moment, and said he did what any medic would have done
The clinical trial aims to prove whether the drug is a viable option to reduce excess bleeding from traumatic brain injuries
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
The device uses injectable foam, which is meant to expand in the abdomen to stop the bleeding
The injuries from blunt or penetrating chest trauma can cause life-threatening disruption to perfusion, ventilation or both
The paramedics acted quickly to stop the bleeding and get the officer, who was shot in the arms and legs, into an operating room
Tactical medic Ryan Starling recalls assessing the victims and separating the living from the dead
The Colorado Springs Fire Department tactical paramedics pulled victims away from the hot zone, which helped save lives
Each kit is equipped with $25 to $30 worth of gauze, gloves and two tourniquets for bystanders to render aid
Fluid dynamics principles used to calculate and model highly realistic anatomy and bleeding from a shrapnel wound
A team of 20 doctors and crisis experts organized the medical response, sending three-person teams into the field and setting up triage operations in hospitals
After the first suicide bomber blew himself up, health officials decided to put their “White Plan” into action, a disaster response plan that had never been used in such circumstances
Police said 10 people were taken to the hospital in ambulances while another six were taken in private vehicles
EMTs Kelly Adams and Al Rojas talk about the attack, their injuries and getting back to work with their co-workers at a fundraiser
The 17-year-old is working with her classmates on a prototype for an affordable, self-adjusting tourniquet
Tucson police officers have deployed life-saving gear from their new IFAK kits approximately 140 times in the span of nearly two years, and the bottom line is that Tucson’s IFAKs are saving lives
Police: Woman, 33, sustained severe hand injury after breaking into zoo and reaching into the tiger exhibit
Hundreds of clubgoers were engulfed in flames, many trampled, as they rushed towards the nightclub’s only exit
The man was putting tree branches into a chipper when his arm got pulled into the machine
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
The campaign aims to provide civilians with the knowledge and tools to help control severe bleeding
On- or off-duty EMS personnel need to be on the lookout for hazards and ready to operate in the warm zone
EMS professionals have an obligation to learn to operate in the ‘warm zone’ to deliver lifesaving care to victims of lone wolf shooters
Tourniquets and hemostatic agents are recommended for early management of severe bleeding by layperson responders
EMS providers need to apply best practices for trauma patient triage and consider available products to improve patient survival
