Trauma
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EMS training in bleeding control must incorporate mass casualty incident plans and drills as well as the need to prioritize patient triage by injury severity, transport priority and the type of treatment – layperson or medical professional – that is required.
Learn what’s changed in the 2021 ACS FTG and how to implement the trauma triage guidelines
Follow these steps to define roles, identify and mitigate hazards, and work toward the best possible patient outcome
The team communicates through text and developed an iPhone app displays a patient’s vitals and blasts out the information to the trauma team as members are assembling
Within hours of the mudslide, emergency crews were searching for life in a post-apocalyptic scene, dodging chunks of splintered birch trunks, half-buried pickup trucks and growing pools of water
Richard Newman, 38, was seriously burned when the helicopter crashed and caught fire; he’s in the ICU with burns covering nearly 20 percent of his body
Her 15-year-old sister was also seriously injured when the van was struck by a semi-truck
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After a broken ankle led to 12 surgeries and the amputation of his leg, the NY man sued his doctors for medical malpractice
EMS workers have been encouraged to talk about the traumatic collision that killed four, including the baby’s mother
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
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