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
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
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
