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.
The death of a firefighter attendee and the wounding of three others, including former President Trump, is a tragic reminder of gunshot wound assessment and treatment challenges
Products designed to make your job easier that you won’t regret purchasing or upgrading
Engage your participants in pediatric resuscitation protocols, equipment and patient assessment
Family members said Maria Davis, wife of Los Angeles Paramedic Greg Davis, died due to a traumatic brain injury suffered when she jumped into the pool
Palm Beach County’s two Trauma Hawk air ambulances have temporarily been grounded and a spokeswoman said the hospital district was working to finalize a lease for a substitute air ambulance
Tavares Fire Department Lt. Carsten Kieffer said a fellow paramedic on the boat used his belt as a tourniquet
Learn how to assess for deficiencies of a patient’s 3 Ps: pump, pipes and plasma
A 911 dispatcher shares his journey with vicarious trauma and burnout, and how he has become a crusader for other responders in crisis
Officials say the lieutenant was responding to a motorcycle collision
Older adults tend to be under-triaged despite a higher risk of clinically significant injury
Three significant consequences of routine, excessive oxygen administration
Two children and 17 adults attending a birthday party sought shelter in the garage during a storm
What the CRASH-2 and CRASH-3 studies tell us about TXA bleeding control methods for rural EMS
Intermountain Healthcare Life Flight Paramedic Jason Sorenson died Monday night, four days after the crash of the small plane
Breaking down the National EMS Assessment 2020 insights on telehealth, health information exchange and disaster preparedness
Authorities searched for the man for two days after receiving a “vague” description of the remote area during the initial 911 call
Cleveland EMS responded to the scene early Tuesday morning where a “large amount” of fireworks had been set off
The FIRST approach to provider resilience focuses on removing the stigma and supporting emotional intelligence
In an especially stressful time, EMS chaplains are finding creative ways to offer emotional, psychological and spiritual support
Targeting the most common chief complaints and deadly diagnoses to consider in prehospital medicine
Doug Haney read a thank you letter to the fire-rescue and medical flight crews that saved him after the four-vehicle crash
Whitesville Paramedic Terry Vermillion reunited with James Wood, who was critically injured in the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, last week
Cypress Creek EMS reported how its team transfused blood into the subclavian vein feeding directly into the heart in an ambulance
We’ve all been taught the sequence of how to control bleeding, but what about teaching it out of order (and for good reason)?
Northwest EMS Paramedic Doug Zima, a 26-year EMS veteran, died Saturday
Technological advances and training are moving hemorrhage control techniques from the battlefield to prehospital and emergency medicine
The Stop the Bleed program will provide the kits, valued at $1,000, to selected applicants as part of the National Stop the Bleed Day campaign
Handheld ultrasound technology can greatly enhance your assessment skills and scope of practice when it comes to secondary trauma assessment and vascular access
Resilience expert Mike Taigman provides strategies first responders can use to manage stress during the long haul of this pandemic
How to recognize signs of stress in personnel and offer support during the COVID-19 crisis
Experts fear the outbreak could trigger a drop in the nation’s blood supply
The Ontario Prehospital Advanced Life Support (OPALS) Study – a must read for EMS, investigates cardiac arrest, major trauma and respiratory distress
