Stop The Bleed
Oscar Monterossa served in the U.S. Army for four years as a combat medic, but it was the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting where the paramedic felt most vulnerable
Be prepared for the unique challenges of law enforcement officers wounded on the job
This gear protects eyes, ears and extremities from power tool injuries
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
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
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