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.
“For person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,” Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members’ support for the community
First responders may experience 200% more traumatic experiences than most people, but are they 200% more prepared to deal with them?
Accepting that the emotions you feel are valid, normal, and real is the first step toward being able to cope with your traumatic experiences in a healthy way
The collision caused a secondary incident after the ambulance hit a light pole, which pierced a car’s roof
Research on prehospital hemorrhage control, blood pressure management and TXA administration presented to physicians and paramedics
A Brazil EMS provider shared photos of the fish’s spines stuck into the woman’s stomach
The docudrama follows a team of medical professionals as they assist and treat trauma patients at the center named for R Adams Cowley
6.7 magnitude quake in remote northeast region of India just before dawn
The Indiana paramedics were struck by an out-of-control midget race car that hit a fence they were standing behind
Embedding tactical medics and physicians into SWAT teams over the past few years has proved invaluable for MCIs
The London Air Ambulance is testing the Infrascanner to detect life-threatening head injuries
Riders, using the hashtag #hoverboardfail, have reported fractures, concussions and fires
An Arkansas Trauma System grant purchased, trained and equipped 550 Little Rock police to use tourniquets, pressure bandages and chest seals
On Christmas Day Joshua Burwell, 33, slipped and fell 40 feet from a San Diego beach cliff
The man suffered serious leg injuries and was rushed to the hospital
The Scout leader spent about 80 minutes inside the cave before escaping
EMS responded to a sports complex for a report of a syncope; did responders correctly assess and treat the 22 year-old male patient?
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
The device uses injectable foam, which is meant to expand in the abdomen to stop the bleeding
The injuries from blunt or penetrating chest trauma can cause life-threatening disruption to perfusion, ventilation or both
The first penis transplant in the U.S. will be performed on a young soldier within a year
Lily James almost lost her foot after a boating accident when she was 7, but thanks to the medics and doctors’ quick response she made a complete recovery
The MD-1 Physician Response program aims to cut time for critical patients to receive doctor’s care
Current technology and vital signs limit the information EMS providers can communicate to hospital trauma teams
Four were injured, including the driver of the vehicle that jumped the curb and plowed into a group of costumed children and adults
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for medications, airway insertion and confirmation, defibrillation and post-arrest care
Recent knife attacks on medics in Detroit and San Diego have raised concerns about how to keep responders safer at medical calls
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for chest compressions, AED use and suspected opioid overdose
The Ala. program teaches medics how to quickly assess head and spinal injuries and how to properly handle the patient
The man was putting tree branches into a chipper when his arm got pulled into the machine
