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.
Breaking down the National EMS Assessment 2020 insights on telehealth, health information exchange and disaster preparedness
The FIRST approach to provider resilience focuses on removing the stigma and supporting emotional intelligence
In an especially stressful time, EMS chaplains are finding creative ways to offer emotional, psychological and spiritual support
Among the victims were three Scouts and their adult troop leader
The drug we use most often in EMS can cause harm if we give it without good reason
Nearly 20 cars crashed on freeway north of LA
Firefighter witnessed head-on collision and began administering aid but was told to clear scene when police arrived
2 of boat driver’s sons sustained brunt of impact, were lost
Newark Mayor Cory Booker tweets that he was 1 of several people who helped stabilize pedestrian hit by car
Chicago-area parents realized their pit bull was to blame after girl was rushed to hospital by ambulance
He called 911 and began directing her care; Officials at the hospital told her that if she had moved, she could have been paralyzed or died
Fire officials did not immediately know how seriously 2 people were injured
Beer truck worker at crowded festival: ‘I could hear the people hitting against the car’
Sightseeing helicopter crashed in mountainous area outside town in December, killing 5
Patients with major injuries should be taken to Level 1 or 2 trauma centers, according to state guidelines
Witness: One woman had severe foot injuries, grabbed bags of ice to help her and had coworker call 911
Victim eventually fell off van, struck roadway, suffered head injury
Driver: woman appeared out of nowhere
Check out the runners-up for EMS Week Contest finalists!
Motorcycle drifted across the double yellow lines into the westbound lane, truck swerved to avoid
Crews treated disoriented driver, but he didn’t sustain any significant injuries
Court records show driver admitted he fell asleep at wheel in crash that killed 4, injured dozens
Sheriff’s office: Deputies reached area by helicopters, but it was clear there were no survivors
Thursday’s witness first to positively identify defendants as having been involved in attack on medic at Dodger stadium
First doctor to reach president after he was shot found him paralyzed, comatose, leaning against his wife
We started out driving fast because it’s about all we could do for patient, but now we have so much more in our arsenal
Contrary to what driver told authorities at scene, his brakes did not fail; 15-year-old girl remains in critical condition
60 percent of all trauma deaths in state occur where only 25 percent of population lives; 16 counties have no hospital
Flipped over multiple times, ejecting some of the passengers
Car went airborne, crashed and flipped onto its roof at a railroad crossing
Some officers estimate they take as many as a third of city’s shooting victims to hospitals
Eight students were taken to hospitals after wreck when team van returning from camp collided with pickup truck