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.
In this episode, our co-hosts reflect on the recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma and how providers should prepare to respond
Mike Taigman and Nicole Holm join the podcast to discuss resiliency and chaplaincy
Focusing on swift triage, being good at the basics and having a plan for exfiltrating the wounded are essential steps to immediate lifesaving measures
The rain was so heavy EMTs had to wade through ankle-deep water to find a man in cardiac arrest; Jessica Galvin sized up the situation and treated him on the scene
We need to modify our thinking to include serial 12-lead ECGs as part of our reassessment, just like we would reassess vital signs or pain scale
Regulations and common sense will make sure your equipment is as ready to go as you are
Delayed-onset PTSD can take years to surface, so having a deadline for filing a claim seems wrong
She became too ill to work after an accident where she was first on the scene after an ambulance plunged over a cliff and sank to the bottom of a lake
The operation took place on the side of a cliff using climbing rope and a harness to keep him steady after his foot became jammed between two rocks
John Morgan’s leg was amputated after the crash; doctors predict nine months before he can walk and two years before he can return to the job
Philadelphia police “scoop and run” policy may get shooting victims to the hospital faster which may explain increased survival rates of seriously injured patients
Research also looks at pain management for patients, and depression among EMTs
Researchers have analyzed data on TBI mortality and outcomes from the Arizona State Trauma Registry before the guidelines were implemented and will compare those with outcomes after the guideline implementation
In a Toronto-based study of 900 calls where patients should have been taken to a trauma center located no more than 30 minutes away, only 53 percent of patients were transported to one
AMR follows collaborative process to identify treatments, assessments that make the most difference to patient health and satisfaction
In a review of 45,284 patients with penetrating trauma, those with spinal immobilization before transport (4.3 percent) “were twice as likely to die, even when controlling for other patient and injury characteristics”
While texting and driving her car collided into the guardrail, sending a metal pole through her thigh and buttocks
Without medical supplies, she used her body to control the bleeding of a fellow firefighter who’s arm was severed in a crash
Two others were also hospitalized after a bolt hit a tree as middle schoolers were taking shelter from a storm during football practice
Four adults and three children were injured when a car crashed into a Los Angeles pizza shop, including a 5-year-old boy who has serious head trauma
His family sued the charity, similar to Make a Wish, after the terminally ill 14-year-old bit off his tongue, broke both legs, and later died in intensive care
The dad and Army sergeant was killed at the scene of the emergency landing and his 9-year-old daughter died in the hospital after they were hit by debris
Firefighters believe lightning struck the ocean and spread through the water
Twelve-year-old says he didn’t feel much pain at first because it happened so fast
You arrived to find a 23-year-old male whose right leg has been nearly amputated above the knee. Did you get your treatment right?
You arrive to find a 23-year-old male whose right leg has been nearly amputated above the knee. What are your treatment priorities?
The strike injured seven other people; two were taken to the hospital by ambulance
He had just finished his first 24-hour shift when he dozed off behind the wheel and woke up in the hospital
Adam Hartswick was responding to a 2013 explosion in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. service members
The off-duty firefighter was hit at a soccer game, and early CPR played a part in his survival; he is in critical condition
The firefighter, identified as Lt. Stu Tudor, had to be resuscitated, and was listed in critical condition in the intensive care unit
He was pulling down the garage when it hit, and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
