Trauma
Prepare for patients who experience blunt-force or penetrating trauma with news, research, expert-written columns, podcasts and original videos in the EMS1 Trauma topic.
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For EMTs, grief is often a surprising reaction to every day interactions with patients and their loved ones
San Francisco Sergeant Harrell’s swift, skillful response helped stabilize 49ers player Ricky Pearsall, illustrating the life-saving impact of basic emergency training
The driver in the Lake of the Ozarks crash was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence
At least 25 patients were transported to local hospitals after a second-floor deck at a Billings country club collapsed
FD, EMS medical officers voice their disappointment over the decision creating a hole in the northern part of St. Louis County for trauma patients
Swampscott first responders and Cataldo Ambulance Service were called for a problem with a rock crusher suspended above the quarry
A patient stabbed a Mount Sinai EMT several times in the leg, chest and arm
The LAFD said one of the crane’s arms broke as workers were removing the billboard
A group of 40 people were having a picnic in the Santa Rosa park when the large branch fell
Mikala Jones traveled the world taking first-person images from inside massive waves
Family members saw the branch fall on the victim and called 911 when he did not come out from underneath it
Kadlec Regional Medical Center becomes a Level II Trauma Center after a year-long test run
Takeaways from Dr. Tan and Chief Wylie on training and communicating to deploy rescue task forces, unified command and casualty collection points
Why EMS should use preparatory commands
Sergeant Justin Dodge was in front of a fire truck carrying Denver Nuggets players when the truck rolled over his leg
The Tidewater EMS Council is looking at treating young trauma patients and adding more locations
3 cars of a 7-car Amtrak train derailed after colliding with a truck in Ventura County
A partnership with 3 air ambulances and a blood center will deliver whole blood for the first time in 30 years
Helena firefighters had to crawl approximately 50 feet underneath the train to reach one victim
What does the latest study mean for prehospital use of TXA?
First responders from Divernon and other locations moved injured people out of the storm that persisted for hours
3 boys were killed and their mother wounded in a tragic shooting in Monroe Township
The fire truck struck the Denver police officer near the end of the parade route as it was turning right onto a street
Two workers were assessing the roof of the abandoned Blairsville school when it collapsed and they fell three stores
4 patients in the Aurora crash were flown to hospitals
EMTs, paramedics and firefighters have a responsibility to identify fall hazards and share prevention tips with patients and at the public events we host
911 call and radio audio shows how tense the scene was when a Lenoir County paramedic was shot
First responders in Sacramento arrived to find a total of 11 patients with serious injuries
Rescuers worked for hours removing Quanishia White-Berry’s left leg above the knee
A tourniquet was applied and the worker was flown to the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
Social media video showed EMS crews and police officers treating the wounded on the Hollywood Oceanfront Boardwalk
