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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This gear protects eyes, ears and extremities from power tool injuries
Discover the critical items that make up a tactical medical kit and understand how it differs from trauma bags and kits
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
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
On this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts speak with Morgan Anderson, an epidemiologist with ImageTrend, about Crew Care, a mental wellness tracking app for EMS
O’Hare joins the podcast to discuss training and lessons from his role in the Boston Marathon bombing response
The top tenets of violent threat attack training and practice for EMS responders
Good communication and pre-planning: What the Boston Marathon bombing taught us
The association between prehospital time and outcome of trauma patients in 4 Asian countries: A cross-national, multicenter cohort study
Leonard Shoulders, 33, was at a bus stop when he was suddenly swallowed by a sinkhole that opened underneath him, leaving him injured and swarmed by rats
The celebration earlier this month turned chaotic as crowds set off fireworks and clashed with police
CAPCE-approved online program confronts ‘hero culture’ and shares tools to address mental health challenges
Susquehanna Regional EMS Paramedic Kathy Kling worked with UPMC Williamsport to open Angie’s Closet, named after Kling’s mother who died in a vehicle crash
