Trauma Assessment

What’s in your tactical medical kit?

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When you’re on an operation and you can only take what you can carry, what do you choose?

Clinical scenario: Patient with a traumatic amputation

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You are dispatched to a factory for a report of a man with his arm caught in a hydraulic press

How one agency’s investment in resuscitation tools helps save more lives (white paper)

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ZOLL

This case study details how Naperville FD in Illinois improved survivability and ROSC rates for cardiac arrest by adopting new protocols and equipment

Quiz: How accurately can you triage 10 MCI patients?

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Test your ability to apply the START algorithm to a collection of simulated MCI patients

The No. 1 rule of the pediatric exam

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Drs. Dickson and Patrick review the pediatric general assessment triangle

Quiz: How to localize pain

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“Where does it hurt?” Test your knowledge of how to assess, localize and document pain

What does DCAP-BTLS stand for?

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Memorization of acronyms does not necessarily translate to understanding; here's a breakdown of what DCAP-BTLS means

Cold and injured: Motor vehicle accidents in the winter

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Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers

Quiz: Cushing’s Triad and increased intracranial pressure

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Test your knowledge on Cushing’s Reflex, which signals a risk for brain herniation

Is your rescue team prepared for a field amputation?

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Activating the surgical team: A low-frequency, high-risk emergency procedure in the field

Tenets of trauma triage

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ACS to update Field Triage Guidelines: EMS provider feedback needed

Implementing prehospital point-of-care ultrasound

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Examining the hardware and software requirements, and where P-POCUS fits into the EMS scope of practice

Compensated vs. decompensated shock: what you need to know

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When shock is suspected, it's important to identify which stage you're working with

The only house left standing: How a FF-EMT's house became a 'light on the hill' after a devastating tornado

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Darrell Jennings and his family aided 28 neighbors in their living room after a violent EF-4 tornado tore through their Putnam County, Tennessee, neighborhood