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.
Pediatric patients are not tiny adults; refresh your knowledge of pediatric blunt trauma and take a quiz to check your knowledge
Reviewing the trauma lethal triad: hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy
How young patients’ unique anatomy and physiology impact trauma assessment and management
The state bill and would use the money to support trauma hospitals, training and ambulance services; it’s in response low ratings on the ACEP report card
At the 2014 NAEMSP annual conference, emergency medicine physicians shared the value of ‘worst-case scenario’ planning
A medical helicopter was called but canceled due to high winds; he was taken by ambulance to the hospital with multiple trauma injuries
As the tide was rising fast, he stabilized the woman until rescuers arrived and she was flown to a trauma hospital with numerous injuries
The Pa. study looked at survival rates of seriously injured patients and speculates police may get to the hospital faster; it was careful to not call into question the abilities of EMTs
Fixing our issues with medical incompetence doesn’t begin with a degree, it begins with changing our expectations of ourselves
Like being a paramedic or an EMT, these videos show that no day is typical and that couldn’t be truer for 2013
Her death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy determined she died from multiple injuries, and neglect was a contributing factor
Despite the lack of long-term benefits, antiarrhythmic medication administration remains a part of current resuscitation recommendations for patients who present with or develop lethal ventricular arrhythmias
Here are some ways the design and materials used to obtain vascular access have evolved into what we use today
Without violating patient confidentiality, what are some of those crazy cases you’ll never forget? Add your stories to the comments
It delivers vital information about a patient while en route to the hospital so doctors can move more quickly when a patient arrives
Remember the FALTER acronym to make sure you call for a helicopter transport when time really counts
A record number of medical calls were made in August; officials say the heat and aging baby boomers contributed to the numbers
Here are a few of the ways that CO2 monitoring is helpful in the prehospital environment
Waveform capnography is exciting technology that has the potential to become very useful in the prehospital setting
Doctors extracted the fork free using forceps and ‘copious lubrication’ while the man was under general anesthetic
Gear doesn’t have to be expensive to be effective
