Trauma
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Good communication and pre-planning: What the Boston Marathon bombing taught us
The association between prehospital time and outcome of trauma patients in 4 Asian countries: A cross-national, multicenter cohort study
The man suffered a serious head injury and lay waiting at the bottom of a flight of stairs for an ambulance
Man stole a car at gunpoint, shot at Phoenix police officers and then led them on a pursuit
The family lived on the third floor of an apartment building that caught fire over night
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Although a holiday, children were in school to make up for time lost during a prior destructive earthquake
The hiker was with a group of four when he fell and landed on rocks
A medic was on his way to transfer a patient when a moose stepped out into the road
The pair were believed to be on their way to a romantic picnic when they fell
The Monday night crash was Hong Kong’s deadliest accident in more than 15 years
The 66-year-old woman was allegedly not secured to her seat in the ambulance and was injured while riding in the vehicle
Police believe the suspect may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol
Firefighter Kristofer Jenkins, who was first on the scene, immediately recognized the SUV involved in the accident as his brother’s
Experiment looks at what actually happens during plane crash and science behind passengers’ best chance for survival
An Amtrak train carrying about 169 people derailed in a collision with a big rig truck Tuesday morning
An SUV fleeing from the police collided with another car, killing all three people inside.
The medics and a pilot were on their way to pick up a patient
About 80 students were on both buses but none is believed to have been seriously hurt
A TV broadcast aired the man running erratically in a field before putting the gun to his head and firing
Jonathan Cory Brown was the driver of the ambulance that pulled in front of a tractor trailer, causing an accident that killed EMT Belinda River
Rachel Bailey’s skull was severed in a car accident
The driver apparently lost control of the ambulance due to an unspecified medical condition
I hope the accrediting body for trauma centers calculates the possible financial harm to both organizations
Police said they do not know what caused 55-year-old SUV driver to lose control of his vehicle
Crash killed 15 people, mostly Chinese men and women over 40 who were regulars at casinos
The state trooper who interviewed Christopher L. Johnson who allegedly killed a game warden testified that Johnson admitted to the shooting
Hospitals across the country add trauma centers at record pace, spurred in part by lure of greater profits
Air ambulance crews tried to save one of the men in the two-person collision, but he died at the scene
Private Canadian ambulance stopped along highway due to patient’s condition when he jumped out, was hit by truck
Man, described as elderly, was already deceased when emergency personnel arrived, dispatchers said
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