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.
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While mowing his lawn, a 60-foot tree fell on top of him, crushing his spinal cord and ending his 33-year-long career as a paramedic
Florida State tight end Nick O’Leary walks away after accident on May 2 in Tallahassee
One man suffered a leg amputation after being hit by the car
The woman was riding a six-to seven-foot-tall horse when another smaller animal possibly spooked it
She suffered multiple rib fractures and damage to her right lung that left her in “very grave” condition
The EMT was slashed in the stomach and stabbed in the shoulder
Worst of the injuries are crushed vertebrae and two passengers unable to move their legs
EMTs found two dead dogs and Mr. Wilson with injuries to his face, torso, arms and legs
He hopes his story sends a message of hope to people in similar situations and encourages empathy in others
The man was kneeling outside a school, bloody from the waist down, and parts of the man’s body were transferred to the hospital with him
Insurance stopped paying, cutting his rehabilitation treatment short
After stabbing his father with scissors, Jason Dunn cut off his own hands using a radial saw
Police say he used a fake Facebook profile to lure her from her Glenburn home before killing her May 12
Firefighters provided basic life support and assisted EMS with patient packaging
Of the three people who were injured, two are being treated at a hospital and the other is in critical condition
The three who died and a fourth who suffered brain trauma in last May’s accident weren’t wearing belts and were thrown from the van
Officials say Patterson dove into the water and was able to rescue the girl, but hit his head during the dive and was critically injured
The husband drove the boy to the ambulance and was later pronounced deceased at the hospital
Medics have an increasing array of tools to choose from to treat a tension pneumothorax
When Khyati Shah gets the results back from a neurologist, she will decide if she wants to move forward with the lawsuit
None of the students was seriously injured, but the bus driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital in critical condition
Kyle Dube said he intended to kidnap Nichole and hide her and that he would later find her and be the hero
SAM’s new product is unique and quick to apply
After the surgery, the surgeon to my parents, “I operated on him as if he had a chance”
150 buildings cleared by searches after massive blast demolishes neighborhood
Medics on scene commend civilians for their desire to help amid the chaos
“She murdered me that night,” the man said Wednesday on the first day of the trial of Catherine Kieu, 50
A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has led to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat patients injured in Monday’s attack
At least 144 people were reported to have been taken to hospital with wounds sustained from the blasts
