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.
A panel of trauma experts calls for the urgent need to make EMS access to blood products available to all trauma patients
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
EMS providers will be called upon to mitigate the effects of bombings and other incidents involving the use of explosive devices
The Lenoir County Emergency Medical Services paramedic is in stable condition
Rutherford County EMS Supervisor Mike Johnson and Deputy Jared Keith were charged by the bull before it was shot
Ukiah hospital’s ‘Trauma Expo’ brings first responders and ED staff together to experience each others’ jobs during an MCI training drill
The patient was flown to Gulf Coast Hospital in Fort Myers, where his arm was amputated
5 heartwarming reunions reflecting the profound impact medics have on the patients they save
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the father and teens were going through a relative’s possessions when they found the grenade and the father pulled the pin
Saving lives with coordinated trauma care through pre-planning, training and relationship building
Austin-Travis County EMS reached a considerable milestone last week with their Whole Blood Program
Four years ago at Chabad of Poway a gunman opened fire during a Passover service, killing one of the congregants and wounding three others
Steve Whitehead and Nick Nudell debate the importance of MOR reporting
The “bleeding control stations” would contain tourniquets, among other life-saving items, and include instructions on preventing blood loss
EMS providers transported the patient by air ambulance to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Cheney EMS providers transported the boy to a hospital, where he died
The “Avengers” actor was towing his nephew’s truck when the 14,330-pound Snowcat ran him over
Head-to-toe guidance for improving trauma outcomes
Monterey Park Fire Chief Matthew Hallock said grief counselors and peer support have helped along with the knowledge that lives were saved
Mindfulness techniques and takeaways from an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing training course
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
Takeaways from more than 8M EMS encounters that help inform destination decisions
Two other people were transported by ambulance, and a third was airlifted to a hospital in Barrow County
In the battle to save the historic Victory Baptist Church, 10 firefighters experienced near misses
“Hemorrhage is responsible for nearly 40% of trauma deaths,” and about half of those occur in the prehospital period, said Leann Briggs, LifeSave 21 Flight Nurse
Turner immediately went down to the ground while bleeding heavily after being struck
A panic sent people rushing for the exits when audience members thought they heard gunfire at the Rochester venue
Michigan EMS leaders share the challenges in locating, extricating and transporting victims of snowmobile crashes
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
“Our guys felt like they didn’t exist,” said Chief Matt Hallock. “I have several paramedics who aren’t back to work, and I don’t know if they will come back”
