Trauma
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Steve Whitehead and Nick Nudell debate the importance of MOR reporting
Mindfulness techniques and takeaways from an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing training course
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
You were asked to assess and treat a 22-year-old woman with an obvious leg fracture and there was a disagreement about how to proceed; did you make the right call?
About half of deaths occur at the scene of the injury or enroute to the hospital; bystanders and well-trained emergency medical services can make a big difference.
The shooter falsely told negotiators that he strapped explosive onto four hostages
EMS leaders and providers need to study successes and failures as an opportunity to reduce death and disability from the next mass shooting
A 2-year-old boy was dragged into the water by an alligator near a Walt Disney World hotel Tuesday night
Aeromed can not continue without a commitment from the Puerto Rico government to pay the existing debt and offer fees to guarantee long-term service
EMS leaders, field personnel should review and reconsider their preparedness to respond to active shooters
Drug overdoses, accidental poisonings are up 78 percent over a decade and now exceed vehicle crashes as the top accidental killer in the U.S.
The soldier was transported eight hours by ground ambulance before surgery in a hospital parking lot
Paramedics responded for a “cardiac arrest” after the woman had been hit in the chest by the umbrella
Rangers believe a man died after falling into a thermal hot spring in the Norris Geyser Basin area of Yellowstone National Park
The woman, a triathlete, was likely bitten by a great white shark that was longer than 10 feet
A Texas boy and two friends were running after disturbing a wasp nest to avoid being stung
An Army truck at Fort Hood overturned in swift water killing at least 5 soldiers
Woman was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital in serious condition
Noah Filer comes out of a coma and learns he’s a double amputee — then completes his goal of becoming a paramedic
Bystander application of a tourniquet to ‘Stop the Bleed’ may mean the difference between life and death for a patient with severe hemorrhage
One of the women, who broke three ribs, joked her ruptured breast implants “worked as air bags”
The man’s vehicle was spotted in the brush by a couple that happened by to take photos of the remote area
An off-duty firefighter has been credited with keeping the child alive and getting quick medical help to the others
The Nash County EMS providers did not sustain life-threatening injuries and cared for the injured vehicle occupants
The man, 44, deeply slashed his own throat with a folding knife after being accused of shoplifting
Paramedics brought the bleeding under control and transported the man to the hospital
After being in a coma after a motorcycle crash, Filer is the first double amputee to become a paramedic
Penis transplants have generated interest among veterans, but they will require more extensive surgery since their injuries tend to be more extensive
Organize your trauma kit so regular intravenous catheters are not mixed with catheters with backflow preventing or blood control valves
It is important to differentiate tension pneumothorax from conditions with similar symptoms, and to avoid performing inappropriate needle decompression
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