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.
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
Takeaways from more than 8M EMS encounters that help inform destination decisions
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
Show off your trauma patient mastery with this 10-question quiz about trauma patient assessment and treatment
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
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