Trauma
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What does the latest study mean for prehospital use of TXA?
EMTs, paramedics and firefighters have a responsibility to identify fall hazards and share prevention tips with patients and at the public events we host
5 heartwarming reunions reflecting the profound impact medics have on the patients they save
The two Kentucky EMS providers were loading a motor vehicle collision patient into the ambulance when the rig was struck by lightning
Two Acadian Ambulance EMTs and two bystanders were struck while tending to an accident victim
Members of the Traditionalist Worker Party and counter protesters were treated for stab wounds, cuts, scrapes and bruises
There is a significant correlation between operational stress, organizational stress, critical incident stress, alcohol use and post-traumatic stress
Mostly farmers, homeless people and those outdoors, were killed after being struck by lightning since Tuesday
400 instructors, volunteers and patient actors, along with with 26 ambulances and two helicopters, helped paramedic students complete 70 different scenarios
STARS in Manitoba helicopters will fly with two units of O-negative blood for patient use on scene or during transport to a trauma center
FDNY EMS Lt. JoAnn Restko fell from a ledge near Roaring Brook Falls while taking a picture
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”