Trauma
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Assessing for the 5 things that can kill people emergently when they suffer major trauma
Takeaways from Dr. Tan and Chief Wylie on training and communicating to deploy rescue task forces, unified command and casualty collection points
Why EMS should use preparatory commands
NAEMT is accepting nominations until Sept. 5 for EMTs who are in financial need due to a severe injury
The 31-year-old says “It’s been a rough four years”
The metal rail exited through the woman’s back near her rib cage and extended through the rear of the car
An honest reflection on the worst suffering I have seen as a paramedic is as I roll up to a bad motor vehicle collision
The officer fixed tourniquets on both of the victim’s legs to stop arterial bleeding before EMTs arrived
Trampoline parks are hotspots for injury because multiple people will bounce at the same time
The first responders applied tourniquets to the man’s leg and arm, preventing him from bleeding to death
The nurse and her husband rushed to the beach and performed CPR after seeing two boys unconscious after being struck by lightning
A new road safety campaign features a human sculpture created with the help of a trauma surgeon
The nurse immediately performed CPR on the teen after she found him face down in the sand and not breathing
EMS leaders at Pinnacle learn how the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council improves patient care through collaboration and consensus building
Philadelphia hospitals, paramedics begin research to randomize stabbing and gunshot victims to ALS care or no ALS care during transport
A heartfelt image, viewed and shared by millions, informs civilians about the consequences of gun violence and that all lives matter to EMS providers
An EMT’s social media post made after the Dallas shootings has captivated civilians and public safety providers
How would you treat a baseball umpire’s significant head laceration as players, fans and television viewers watch your every move?
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
Four shooters “planned to injure and kill as many officers as they could” during a protest and march in downtown Dallas
The Winthrop Ambulance Service and surrounding fire departments are equipping personnel with EMS body armor for everyday use
3 children are among the 64 people shot in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend
Police suspect illegal fireworks explosion responsible for girl’s hand amputation and blast injuries to her face
Medics treated the man’s significant left leg injury and bleeding from a homemade firework with a tourniquet
The boy, walking alongside a trailer, slipped or fell before being run over by a trailer wheel
Once the shooter is dead or apprehended, the top mission for police and EMS is to stop the dying from bleeding and airway compromise
Brad Treat, 38, a law-enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service, was attacked by a grizzly bear while mountain biking near Glacier National Park
The death of a 26-year-old farm equipment operator has been ruled an accident
