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.
O’Hare joins the podcast to discuss training and lessons from his role in the Boston Marathon bombing response
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Good communication and pre-planning: What the Boston Marathon bombing taught us
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
2 men escaped serious injury on Thursday after moose entered roadway
A Baltimore city bus jumped a curb and drove into a shelter
Driver was taken to hospital by ambulance with chest pain, but it was unknown whether she would be admitted
Aircraft burst into flames upon impact, but no one on ground was injured
Investigators plan to examine transmission and emergency brake of van
248,000-square-foot trauma and critical care center will expand hospital’s emergency department 10-fold
Police suspect driver was drunk and speeding when his vehicle went airborne and hit stop
The Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore and Motor Vehicle Administration have created a video encouraging drivers to not text and drive
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Devon Walker may be paralyzed after head-on collision with Tulane teammate
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