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.
Take advantage of new resources to prevent over- and under-triage, and to guide transportation decisions
Louisville Metro EMS Major Chis Lokits joins to discuss the future of paramedic intubation, as well his agency’s part in the DoD’s prehospital airway clinical trial
A Maryland Go-Team member shares his knowledge and passion with others
An 11-year study found that changing the protocol for aeromedical transport in Maryland benefited patient outcomes while saving money
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
A head-on car accident broke the toddler’s C1 and C2 vertebrae and his collarbone
Responding to an active shooter incident can be career ending, but self-care and after-care can prevent problems and preserve your career
The ambulance didn’t have its sirens activated at the time of the collision
The baby was shot in a drive-by shooting that killed his mother, grandmother and injured two others
Tourniquets and hemostatic agents are recommended for early management of severe bleeding by layperson responders
EMS providers need to apply best practices for trauma patient triage and consider available products to improve patient survival
The paramedic crew was taking part in a charity bicycle challenge when they came across a car crash
The certified nursing assistant saw no victims at the scene of a truck crash so she leaned out over the bridge to call out for victims
Nine people were taken to the hospital; two with life-threatening injuries
The man crawled for four days with his leg broken before two motorcyclists found him and called emergency crews
More than 4,000 emergency responders deployed to try to ease the congestion and provide alternative exit routes
Bystanders, including a retired LA firefighter, rushed to help five children ejected from a vehicle on the interstate
Twenty-four cadets suffered concussions in the annual fight organized by first-year students as a way to build camaraderie
The patient pulled a knife out of his sock after being brought to the hospital by medics
A 59-year-old Detroit man was shot in the genitals after refusing to give up his bag of chips
Growing evidence appears to support modified spinal immobilization protocols for pediatric trauma patients
The man leaped into the scalding waters to save his two labradors
The woman faked a seizure and collapsed after her boyfriend repeatedly punched her and threw her down a flight of stairs
Doctors peformed amputations to stop the spread of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
An alligator bit off a woman’s arm just above the elbow; the woman is doing “as good as she can be” after multiple surgeries
Doctors believe their physical contact helped diffuse the electrical current that ran through their bodies
The man was cleaning the escalator and his lower leg became trapped inside the machinery
The doctors are trained in performing operations in the field, and crawled under the train to perform the surgery with limited tools
The impact of McSwain will live on in PHTLS-trained EMS providers and in the countless lives they have saved and will continue to save in the years ahead
The internationally admired New Orleans trauma surgeon and paramedic died from complications of a stroke
The Tourniquet Leash can be used in the event of a shark attack or other life-threatening bleeding
At least two men were in the water at the time; one person was critically injured and airlifted to a trauma center
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