Trauma
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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”
Paterson firefighters used a winch to separate the cars and medical tools to retrieve the man’s leg, Chief Brian McDermott said
“They all saved my life,” recounted Derek Oldfather, whose leg became trapped in a conveyor belt on a job site
It took Reno first responders over 30 minutes to reach Jeremy Renner via snowy roads, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
Sterling’s city manager is asking organizations to help fill the apparatus with trauma-related medical supplies
Mequon’s first full-time firefighter-paramedic, Josh Lipp, was seriously injured in the incident
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crews responded after a bear escaped its exhibit and injured the zookeeper
Frustrated EMS providers described a chaotic scene and said they were uncertain who was in charge, where they should be and how many victims to expect
Police say 22 passengers were injured and required transport
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Lihue Airport on Kauai Island in Hawaii
The man had fallen from a midrise building’s eighth floor to the seventh floor and had 1-inch rebar through his left hip and center chest area
Nine Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue firefighters and a medic unit responded after the injured driver slept overnight in the cold trunk as water got into the vehicle
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“Our guys did exactly what they were trained to do,” Vermilion Fire Chief Bill Brown said, describing how firefighters, officers and EMS providers responded
The Fairborn firefighter was alert when he was transported to a local hospital, said Battalion Chief Adam Howard
Louisville Metro EMS Major Chis Lokits joins to discuss the future of paramedic intubation, as well his agency’s part in the DoD’s prehospital airway clinical trial
Employees and shoppers were rendering aid when first responders arrived; EMS providers transported 16 people to hospitals