Trauma
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A paramedic shares how the cumulative toll of tragedies experienced in emergency services can affect anyone
Automated data sharing has the potential to provide insight into efficiencies, reducing errors and redundancies, resulting in better, faster patient care
This non-linear patient assessment flowchart allows priority decision making beyond the basics of OPQRST and SAMPLE
The FDNY said one person refused medical attention and the others are being treated after the accident Tuesday morning
Amateur video clips appeared to show a small piece of the aircraft falling to the ground before the crash
As he was rushing to the accident scene, Joshua Greer said he heard a woman calling for help and a small child crying from inside
The West Virginia Air National Guard said that no spectators were injured and that the crash site was far away from anyone at the show
The accident happened around 3:30 p.m. during a brief but intense storm that filled the air with lightning and torrential rain
Roberta L. Snoke was taken by ambulance to the Kosciusko County 4-H Fairgrounds where a Samaritan helicopter transported her to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne in serious condition
For their bravery, the rescuers are being called “heroes” and “angels,” though none want the labels
A half dozen or more rocks fell from Creation Rock on the north side of the theater, injuring some severely
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
