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.
Engage your participants in pediatric resuscitation protocols, equipment and patient assessment
An initial visual assessment can identify threats to you and your patient before you narrow down a differential diagnosis
Go back to the basics with a thorough understanding of pediatric appearance, breathing and circulation warning signs, and the cardinal rule of pediatric assessment
The four first responders acted rapidly to save the motorcyclist whose leg was severed in the crash
Carbondale Police Interim Chief Stan Reno said the officers’ actions would normally go against policy but were a “potentially life-or-death decision”
A 6-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy were among the wounded
Our core experiences in EMS, and how our family, friends and colleagues respond and support us, shapes us for years to come
Drs. Dickson and Patrick review the pediatric general assessment triangle
“Where does it hurt?” Test your knowledge of how to assess, localize and document pain
Firefighters used an aerial apparatus to access the patient, video shows
Relationships matter: Keep yours meaningful, happy and healthy through pandemic, polarized politics and civil discord stress
The man suffered life-threatening injuries but was conscious as firefighters worked to free him
Chattanooga Fire Department Capt. Brad Petty applied pressure to the gunshot wound as his daughter spoke with dispatchers
Paramedic Shea Lathrum and EMT Brandon Busch were returning from an out-of-county transport when they saw a car leave the roadway and catch fire
Designating specific roles and other tips to make the hardest part of the job a bit easier
The man’s brother also sustained injuries in the blast
At least 36 people were transported from the pileup on an icy road near downtown Fort Worth
Test your knowledge on Cushing’s Reflex, which signals a risk for brain herniation
Officials said the driver was conscious and breathing after the pickup truck landed upright on the highway below
Fire/EMS officials called in a team of surgeons to perform the rare field amputation after a tree fell on the victim’s house, trapping his leg
Some in the Orange County, California public safety community have pushed to change the policy that restricts when a sheriff’s helicopter can be dispatched
The study of the city’s “scoop and run” practice, which allows police to transport some patients, found patients were generally just as likely to survive whether they were transported by cruiser or ambulance
Kate Bergen taught herself to paint nearly 20 years ago, but it was the pandemic that turned her into an artist
FDNY Deputy Chief Paul Hopper said patients suffered injuries consistent with the 50-foot fall from the bridge to an access road below
The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians is calling for EMS personnel to participate in the revisions
Answering your questions about trauma codes, on-scene times and needle decompression
Daniel O’Beirne and Jordan Reed, two strangers with fire and EMS backgrounds, worked together to save a driver whose semi-truck struck a pole and burst into flames
Focus on the 9,000 things you can do, rather than the 1,000 you can’t and follow these tips to reduce stress
What the HALT-IT study reveals about the potential dangers of TXA for acute hemorrhage
UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries
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
