Trauma
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This non-linear patient assessment flowchart allows priority decision making beyond the basics of OPQRST and SAMPLE
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The effects of shock due to major blood loss rapidly become irreversible, so quick identification and intervention are critical
Caleb Roedel, 15, was fooling around with two friends when he jumped aboard a slow-moving train about 150 feet east of the Germantown Commissary restaurant
Students and construction workers nearby helped to lift the car and pull the unconscious cyclist, Brandon Wright, 21, out from under it
Anna Beninati’s family plans to take her home soon to Sandy, Utah, so that she can begin her rehabilitation
The crane had been used to stabilize debris from the Aug. 23 earthquake
For a New York City paramedic who had seen it all, the attacks on 9/11 changed everything
The Florida Highway Patrol says the collision caused the ambulance to flip onto its side
Heavy rain that fell in the area early Monday morning is believed to have triggered the slide
The 17-year-old was taken to Longmont United Hospital by ambulance and then flown to Denver Health Medical Center
Often the job for EMS starts where law enforcement’s stops, EMS World Expo session told
EMS systems must determine their plan for termination of resuscitation with a number of factors in mind, EMS World Expo session told
Though they’re usually brief, mass shootings can cause ripples of destruction with huge implications for emergency responders, session told at EMS World Expo
Authorities retrieved his severed toes and took them to the hospital, but doctors said the toes couldn’t be re-attached because they were too badly mangled
For something as seemingly simple as a cervical collar, it is important to remember that there is a right way, and many wrong ways, to use a device
The train, which was running on Amtrak’s California Zephyr route from Emeryville, Calif., to Chicago, had 175 passengers and 17 crewmembers on board
Give this a try next time you have to splint a patient with a hip fracture in cramped quarters
The 33-year-old man was taken to Oregon Health & Science University in Portland on Tuesday for an attempt to reattach the arm
Man was conscious and talked to workers during the rescue effort
Preliminary reports show about a dozen people were hurt, with most of the injuries believed to be minor
Trooper says Tim Andruss likely saved the life of the woman whose car broke his RV in two by the force of the collision
Meagan Toothman, 24, was confirmed as the seventh person to die from the Aug. 13 stage collapse
A 7-year-old girl’s arm was so severely injured that she was sent from North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis
When he arrived in the infield four or five minutes after the collapse, Dr. Dean Silas found “pure chaos” as spectators and volunteers scrambled to aid the injured
Wind gusts between 60 and 70 mph toppled the stage, killing five and injuring about four dozen
Strong winds caused the stage rigging for the outdoor concert to collapse at the Indiana State Fair
Official says rescue crews are working to free a person trapped when a Greyhound bus overturned on the interstate
The driver’s foot or a flip-flop she was wearing apparently interfered with the gas pedal
The Ford Excursion was leaving Interstate 5 at around 10:15 p.m. Monday when the driver lost control on a sharp off-ramp curve
Reports say the man was stuck under the train for more than an hour before he was rescued
Paramedics were called to Nors Mill Park in Coventry at 4.15pm on Friday, and an air ambulance crew was scrambled to the scene