Trauma
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UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries
Darrell Jennings and his family aided 28 neighbors in their living room after a violent EF-4 tornado tore through their Putnam County, Tennessee, neighborhood
Three others were injured after the pickup they were in crashed into a tree
The man ran a red light, hitting the apparatus with such force it overturned
Monitoring ETCO2 with waveform capnography gives EMS providers real-time feedback to make treatment decisions and improve care for a multitude of medical problems and traumatic injuries
The car the boy was riding in was t-boned by a school bus
The suspect, who police subdued by using a Taser, died a short time after being taken into custody
Several children were air lifted from the scene; the cause of the crash is unknown
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A three-year-old girl is among those injured in the collision
The 19-year-old was trying to impress college recruiters with his athleticism
Officer managed to chase down robber after being shot in chest
He was transporting a patient when the accident occurred
Two survivors remain in critical condition
The ambulance was responding to a call when the accident occurred
Firefighters had to extricate a woman who was stuck in the wreckage
The ambulance had its emergency lights on, but no sirens when the crash occurred
Attack follows months of frequent shark sightings along the central Calif. coast
Investigators say speed and rainy weather may have been factors in the crash
The woman was sunbathing when a pickup truck drove over her head
Glass from the explosion acted like flying knives and cut the 10-year-old from head to toe
The officers were on their way to work at a jail when the accident occurred
Woman called her insurance company to add comprehensive collision coverage to her policy after crash
Man accused of stealing the car was taken from the scene in serious condition
A car that was drag racing crashed into a SUV holding a family of four
Witnesses described a motorist deliberately driving into families walking home from school
Officials say the firefighter failed to take all steps to get his license back after a drunk-driving conviction in July 2011
The University of Md. Shock Trauma Center hopes to have ‘community consent’ allowing any patient who enters the hospital to become a subject in a blood transfusion study
Two firefighters were in the ambulance when it struck a car, causing minor injuries
The man would stage crashes and file fake compensation applications to get money
The girl was mauled by as many as three Rottweilers in her home
The distracted driver said he turned his head away from the road because he thought he saw someone he knew outside
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