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.
Saving lives with coordinated trauma care through pre-planning, training and relationship building
Steve Whitehead and Nick Nudell debate the importance of MOR reporting
Mindfulness techniques and takeaways from an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing training course
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
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
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