Trauma
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Memorization of acronyms does not necessarily translate to understanding; here’s a breakdown of what DCAP-BTLS means
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Boston EMS implements nutrition, physical and mental wellness education, psychological first aid to meet the needs of its members
Research underscores the life-saving impact of administering whole blood transfusions as quickly as possible
Kenji Inaba’s training helps officers on the field treat gunshot wounds and other injuries; officers in the metropolitan division undergo medical training drills every four weeks
Put your trauma care knowledge to the test on trauma terminology and assessment
Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond
Los Angeles General Medical Center Dr. Molly Deane said it is remarkable the firefighters were not more severely injured
Two of the seven injured firefighters are in critical condition
First responders in Carthage faced a man trapped in a machine at the Schreiber Foods plant
Elk City and Oklahoma City first responders utilized whole blood to save a worker pinned underneath a bulldozer
D.C. Fire and EMS and the American Red Cross have partnered to begin the practice of carrying whole blood
Doctors had told the hunter’s family that he may not walk again
After Joey Zeman fell on the ice, he found his pliers in an odd place
Two of the four patients were pinned inside the car after they tried to go around a railroad crossing in Harvey
Most of the first Monterey Park firefighters on the scene of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio shooting had less than five years on the job
“I started fishing in my handlebar bag for my Garmin InReach as I rolled up on a younger man attempting inadequate CPR on an older man”
Victims had left their vehicles after an earlier crash on I-81 in Lackawanna County
The NTSB, FAA are assisting local authorities in investigating the cause of the hot air balloon crash in Elroy
Approximately 44% of the Piqua Fire Department’s transports in 2023 were to Kettering Health Piqua
Renner’s snowmobile rolled over, breaking 30 bones, leaving him in critical condition
Two of the three injured workers suffered traumatic injuries
One patient was pinned underneath a food truck, and a police officer was injured in the Manhattan incident
The house explosion in Northfield Township was heard for miles and left only the basement visbile
First responders in Westborough use airbags, cribbing to lift the 53-foot-long box trailer off the victim
A driver and three people were hurt after a car crashed into a UPS store in Sacramento
First responders in Orleans were dispatched to a man trapped under a piece of heavy machinery at a construction company
The report focused on trending injury data such as penetrating trauma, fractures, hospital events and the Injury Severity Score summary
Two children are among the injured in blast that damaged West Park homes
A Silver Cliff woman was gored in the legs by a mule deer while she was leaving her home
“It felt pretty good to be able to actually see the people and thank them for saving my life”
All patients are reported to be in stable condition after a gunman shot through a wall of a Lumberton restaurant
Parker County Hospital District paramedics faced an amputation and having to perform bilateral finger thoracostomies
