Trauma
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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
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
His foot was run over as he walked along the tracks near his house
A 75-year-old man died while waiting to be airlifted to a trauma center after an explosion at the fireworks plant
The South African man was found using a fork and knife to eat the heart; witnesses have been offered counselling
The extrication took firefighters over two hours; the driver was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition
There is nothing like doing a trauma assessment in heels and heading to your EMT basic graduation late, with bloody knees
The surgery involved removing her shin and attaching her reversed foot to the knee socket
The toddler’s mother did not wait for an ambulance and drove the child to the hospital; the teen was also shot three times
Her car flipped along a scenic highway; rescuers found her responsive and say she had a strong will to survive
Knowing the type of amputation, ways to quickly control bleeding, and proper body part preservation can lead to an increase in survival rates
Years of experience treating soldiers in the field provides a better understanding of how to respond to civilian trauma
He stopped to help after witnessing a crash, and was able to assist with the patient’s major leg trauma before ambulances arrived
He was at a restaurant cleaning the machine when it was somehow came on; his right arm was severed at the elbow
Dispatchers tried to focus and calm students calling from the scene of the fiery collision with a Fed-Ex truck
A paramedic scooped up the toddler and ran to an ambulance during the horrific scene; he died of a gunshot wound to the chest
The 16-year-old was stabbed in the back, and another student applied pressure to his wound until paramedics arrived
The high school students were on a college tour; some escaped through a window before the bus burst into flames, and responders set up a triage scene for at least 36 injured
She her baby were among the few pulled from the rubble alive: “I held onto that baby like it was the only purpose that I had,” she said. “I did not let that baby go for one second”
People once thought missing have turned up safe, but that provided little relief to firefighter McClelland who must bring closure to the relatives and friends of those who have not been found
The 2013 tragedy inspired him to start doing all the things in life he wanted to do, and the race association honored him by inviting him to run in April
