Stop The Bleed
The death of a firefighter attendee and the wounding of three others, including former President Trump, is a tragic reminder of gunshot wound assessment and treatment challenges
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A review of shock stages, signs and symptoms and treatments for the EMT or paramedic student
Santa Rosa firefighters treated the victim at the station and he was later transported to a local hospital
Urge your representatives to pass the Prevent Bleeding Act, to expand access to bleeding control kits
Adam Ritchotte, an Army veteran, was using a boning knife to cut a beef shoulder when the knife slipped and went 4 inches into his groin
Non-profit First Care Provider collaborated with H&H Medical Corp, Rescue Essentials and TrueClot to produce the educational video
Bri’Alle McNeil survived multiple gunshot wounds that damaged her colon, liver, pancreas and arm
A Williamson County EMS commander immediately placed a tourniquet and transport was initiated within five minutes
NYPD Officer Alyssa Vogel applied a tourniquet and rushed the girl to a nearby FDNY ambulance
Michael Bussan had just dropped off a passenger when he heard a crash and found the two victims, one bleeding severely
Researchers said increased tourniquet availability and public education can lead to better outcomes for trauma patients
“It’s crazy,” a dispatch supervisor said about the bizarre call
The four first responders acted rapidly to save the motorcyclist whose leg was severed in the crash
Chattanooga Fire Department Capt. Brad Petty applied pressure to the gunshot wound as his daughter spoke with dispatchers
The study of the city’s “scoop and run” practice, which allows police to transport some patients, found patients were generally just as likely to survive whether they were transported by cruiser or ambulance
Like CPR, packing a wound takes skill, and a new no-fuss trainer makes it easy for anyone to learn proper bleeding control techniques
What the HALT-IT study reveals about the potential dangers of TXA for acute hemorrhage
O’Hare joins the podcast to discuss training and lessons from his role in the Boston Marathon bombing response
The top tenets of violent threat attack training and practice for EMS responders
Good communication and pre-planning: What the Boston Marathon bombing taught us
The celebration earlier this month turned chaotic as crowds set off fireworks and clashed with police
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Depending on the emergency, the drone can be deployed to deliver Narcan, a tourniquet or a defibrillator
The drone is designed to deliver an AED, a tourniquet and Narcan to 911 callers before ambulance units arrive
Tavares Fire Department Lt. Carsten Kieffer said a fellow paramedic on the boat used his belt as a tourniquet
Air Methods announced that Black Hills Life Flight crews will now be able to give transfusions during transport
EMS leaders interpret the results of the 2020 EMS Trend Report in light of COVID-19 and what it means for the future workforce
What the CRASH-2 and CRASH-3 studies tell us about TXA bleeding control methods for rural EMS
Cypress Creek EMS reported how its team transfused blood into the subclavian vein feeding directly into the heart in an ambulance
We’ve all been taught the sequence of how to control bleeding, but what about teaching it out of order (and for good reason)?
Officials say the man accidentally cut himself in the leg while hiking
Technological advances and training are moving hemorrhage control techniques from the battlefield to prehospital and emergency medicine
