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.
Keeping patients moving toward definitive treatment through accurate triage of life threats is the key to EMS success at a mass casualty incident
Follow these tips when responding to a patient with a suspected hip fracture
Boston EMS implements nutrition, physical and mental wellness education, psychological first aid to meet the needs of its members
The feasibility of a telehealth program within a large EMS system highlights progress in matching healthcare resources with patient needs
The Crisis Care Chaplaincy program provided a debriefing with Metro-Area Ambulance and the Mandan Fire Department
FACT*R provides supplies and training to first responders so they can administer blood transfusions in the field
Many were treated on scene after reports of a possible shooting in Los Angeles’s Hyde Park
The bill would give first responders who suffer from job-related PTSD workers’ compensation coverage
Harness a passion for care to identify improvement opportunities in clinical specialty areas and propose change
The Anderson Fire Department developed a peer support network with about 20 firefighters and EMS providers available to help anyone struggling with PTSD
Under the Handle with Care program, EMS providers or police can alert the school system when a child witnesses a traumatic event
The new law requires mental health services to be available for all first responders to help them cope with psychological trauma
Anonymous paramedics shared their struggles with PTSD and urged the city to recognize mental trauma in their new contract
Rob Ravndal hopes sharing his experiences grappling with PTSD and trying to continue his career will help reduce the stigma of the disorder
Dr. Nathan White said he noticed while training in jiu-jitsu that pressure applied to his abdomen during a “knee mount” might decrease blood flow to his legs
The program is intended to teach first responders how to care for themselves after crisis events and recognize peers who may have PTSD
Last year, a third of Philadelphia’s 1,223 shooting victims were delivered to a city trauma center in the back of a police cruiser or wagon
Rory Barros, who was hit by a drunk driver while responding to a crash, explains why giving up has never been an option
Ask your counselor these questions to understand confidentiality and their understanding of first responder culture
The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health was awarded up to $2.3 million to deliver trauma training to high school students
Examining the hardware and software requirements, and where P-POCUS fits into the EMS scope of practice
Understanding the mechanisms of injury in a MVC and how to reduce ambulance collisions
Delmar Bethlehem EMS helped outfit Bethlehem Police Department cruisers with medical kits filled with emergency medical supplies
Scarlett Lewis praised audience members for being the”heroes” of trauma response and discussed the importance of social-emotional learning
The firefighters, police officers and EMTs described sleepless nights, persistent memories and “basic sorrow” as they grapple with what they saw
Reduce your community’s risk by training citizens how to control bleeding
ePCR data from more than 1,000 EMS agencies filtered to understand frequency and type of football players injuries
The Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course is training paramedics and EMTs to provide better care when there’s an active threat
A new study suggests there may not be any clinical benefits to administering NTG to treat chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia
Beaufort County residents were unable to reach 911 via mobile devices last week after lightning struck a cellphone tower, causing an outage
Keith Guest and his family tried calling 911 for an hour and a half as they watched their $1.7 million home burn to the ground after it was struck by lightning
