Trauma
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Takeaways from more than 8M EMS encounters that help inform destination decisions
Michigan EMS leaders share the challenges in locating, extricating and transporting victims of snowmobile crashes
Use ETCO2 monitoring to avoid inappropriate hyperventilation, recognize abnormal respiratory patterns and guide care
The 31-year-old man suffered burns on his upper body; he was transported to a hospital in critical condition
Israel EMS organization United Hatzalah is now administering shock and psychological trauma treatment and prevention for victims of terror at scenes of attacks
An ultrasound machine, while not an exact replacement, gives the soldiers something similar to a CT scan or X-ray machine
The man was taken off the mountain by a rescue helicopter and then taken by a medical helicopter to Anchorage
A teenager’s death after a misplaced and unrecognized failed intubation is a tragic reminder of how and why error can occur in EMS
Review the evidence for nine clinical applications for field ultrasound to assess, treat and monitor critically ill patients
You were asked to respond third unit in to a multiple vehicle collision and mass casualty for an 8-year-old female with abdominal pain; did you make the right decisions?
You are asked to respond as the third unit to arrive at a vehicle collision
Central EMS in partnership with Forsyth County fire department is adopting video laryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation
Current uses of tourniquets for prehospital bleeding control
Continued evidence for the expanded use of tourniquets
Tourniquets: History, myths and evidence for current use in 21st century emergency medicine
The junctional tourniquets are designed for rapid application and to stem bleeding from traumatic groin and armpit injuries
The ambulance veered into a tree after being hit by a car; the paramedics were returning from a call
A group of protesters attacked the KKK members; 12 people were taken into custody following the brawl
Emergency medical personnel attempted to treat the 51-year-old that suffered head and neck injuries; he was later pronounced dead
An ‘Eagleholic’ learns and shares the latest on resuscitation guidelines, stroke management, community paramedicine, dispatch, quality and patient safety from 2016 Gathering of Eagles
Hemorrhage control guidelines direct paramedics to use hemostatic gauze but medics are often not formally trained in wound packing
Responders treated eight gunshot victims spread out over several miles
An EMS provider and patient were in the ambulance at the time but were uninjured
The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the ‘Do It For Drew’ foundation to prevent another tragic death
The Stanford EMS providers were attacked after finding an active burglary underway at their station
How should EMS treat a traumatic cardiac arrest stabbing victim?
The woman died from a blood clot in her lung; two relatives were charged with neglect
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