Stop The Bleed
A review of shock stages, signs and symptoms and treatments for the EMT or paramedic student
There are a number of ways that organizations involved in the campaign can participate
Stock up on these bleeding control products and be ready to respond to emergency trauma both on and off duty
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
The Stop the Bleed program will provide the kits, valued at $1,000, to selected applicants as part of the National Stop the Bleed Day campaign
An Atlanta worker died after the emergency call was bounced between two ambulance services during a 30 minute span
Supplies including flashlights, bandages, gauze and items to make a tourniquet were donated by local emergency agencies and businesses
The woman said the man saved her from bleeding out after a fatal 1986 vehicle crash
The ad, which will air in the Pittsburgh market, features two emergency scenarios
The program will train faculty to prepare for emergency situations and supply bleeding control kits for classrooms
A police sergeant said fire and medical personnel helped work with victims and law enforcement to track down the suspect
The new addition will allow providers to administer life-saving blood transfusions on scene or during transport
Bags containing 40 kits each are now stocked in all Fort Worth MedStar supervisor response vehicles for use during mass casualty incidents
The family of homicide victim Frank Navaroli III said there was a delay in recognizing and treating the 27-year-old’s gunshot wound
Austin-Travis County EMS said a man in his 20s was pronounced dead, while another victim was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries
Former Firefighter Tate Robinson says he used his past experience as a first responder to handle the emergency
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