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.
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
Take advantage of new resources to prevent over- and under-triage, and to guide transportation decisions
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
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
