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.
“I needed to help them. I needed to make sure that our people were good and we could take care of these people, and that’s why I chose to stay.”
Have you had the chance to utilize TXA in the field? Learn more about the practice and test your knowledge
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
Norman McSwain, MD, FACS, is internationally recognized for founding and growing the NAEMT Prehospital Trauma Life Support program
Police say the yellow plush toy of the popular character from “Despicable Me” saved her life
Video is a great visual demonstration of anatomy and angiocath placement, but the result is NOT what EMS providers should expect or experience in the field
Police union president said officers may park at the trauma center out of necessity and the department has never received a complaint
A man’s foot was cut at the ankle, through the bone, with a small amount of skin keeping his foot attached to his leg
An off-duty nurse and others performed CPR and the man is in critical condition; he was carrying his daughter, 4, who is in fair condition
Victims have been identified as a Tennessee doctor, his wife and his college-age daughter; four people in the home escaped unharmed
Support from EMS providers and for EMS providers is needed to relieve stress and direct providers in need to help
There is much we don’t know about how TXA works and its role in reducing mortality from severe hemorrhage
Three were taken to local hospitals, and one person was in serious condition
A 12-year-old girl lost part of her arm and could lose her left leg; a 16-year-old boy’s arm was amputated and he was airlifted to a hospital
A pediatric intensive care doctor, with help from others in the stands, helped stabilize the woman until EMS crews arrived on scene
Emergency crews treated a woman struck in the head when Oakland Athletic’s Brett Lawrie broke his bat on a grounder and part of it flew into the stands
Most of the time, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics respond to non-urgent emergencies but there are also “rough” calls that are traumatic and disturbing
Firefighters tried to resuscitate the Hawaii man, who had a puncture wound to his right, upper torso
Photos show burns on his chest where the electric current ran over his body
Surgeons removed a nail thrown by a weed trimmer into a man’s eye; it was just touching a key artery
EMTs, firefighters, and cops came together to extricate a 10-year-old with a bolt through his skull, and we all learned the importance of working together
EMS providers began CPR and transported him to a hospital; a second worker experienced numbness and tingling on the left side of his body
The mother and her 14-month-old girl died at the scene; two boys, 6 and 7, were also injured and the driver was arrested
EMS professionals must realize the value of military research and incorporate the latest evidence-based practice regarding the use of tourniquets and chest seals
Scoop stretchers, soft tarps, KEDs, and vacuum splints may all be useful when moving a patient with modified spinal motion restriction
The 21-year-old was hit around 4 a.m. as the ambulance was returning from an emergency call
For catastrophic disasters in developing countries it’s time to rethink the USAR and aid response from high-income nations
Prove your understanding of the predictable signs and symptoms of shock with this quiz for EMTs and paramedics
Curtis Ambulance failed to file a special event plan when Dennis Munson Jr. died in his debut kickboxing bout; the care provided was determined to be medically appropriate
EMS systems across the country are adding topical hemostatic dressings to their prehospital treatment of hemorrhage
