Trauma
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Park rangers said emergency medical responders performed CPR on Thursday but couldn’t revive the 64-year-old w
The paramedics and their 90-year-old patient did not suffer any major injuries
State police Capt. Eric Janis says Thursday that 19 people were treated at three Binghamton-area hospitals after the Wednesday night accident
‘I just closed my eyes and I was like, all right, this is it’
A Medix Ambulance was involved in a non-emergency patient transport southbound on Highway 101 when a northbound 2001 Chrysler van with three occupants crossed the center line
The allure of the park’s treacherous features combined with a population of tourists more accustomed to Disneyland than the great outdoors can contribute to a false sense of security
Severely injured elderly patients are about 30 per cent less likely to get trauma centre care
Many researchers question the value of prehospital fluid administration for trauma patients, which is an important concern given the short transport intervals normally associated with urban environments
The driver, 21-year-old Thomas Moderie, is a part-time seasonal lifeguard who has been with the county for five years
Western North Dakota ambulance teams said they have seen an increase in trauma cases
30-foot wall collapsed at the site of a casino being built at Arundel Mills Mall
Skid marks prompted one neighbor to investigate, leading to the discovery of the overturned car and the badly injured motorist
Experts normally anticipate a surge in truama patients from April to October, but this year has been even busier
After the attack, the teens applied first aid, set up camp and activated a personal locator beacon they carried to be used only for an emergency
Four people were airlifted to hospitals
A bomb ripped open government buildings and a man opened fire at a nearby island youth camp
Getting an exact count of the injured in the fiery wreck was difficult because some were taken by helicopter to hospitals in the Rochester area while others went by ambulance and some by private vehicle
Woman’s daughter was saved by an Australian program that put blood in air ambulances, and wants Canadian ambulances to adopt the program
Minutes after the family’s van was washed away, a local emergency management official who was responding to the accident hit the same washout and plunged into the creek
Rescue crews struggled for hours to free Amish victims from the wreckage lodged under a tractor
Man suffered the severe cuts as a result of a lawn tractor accident at his home
Police say it appears a tire came off the motor home, causing it to run off the roadway
The Utah Highway Patrol says a Ford Excursion plunged into the gap, and the adult male driver was hospitalized in serious condition
Eric Brimlow, 27, of Syracuse, N.Y., was visiting Crater Lake Monday morning, when he left the path and stairs leading down to the Sinnott Memorial Overlook
Six people on the train — four passengers and two crew members — suffered injuries
Police say 57-year-old Katie Miller was riding the bike through an International House of Pancakes parking lot in North Plainfield when she was hit Monday
By late Monday afternoon, rescue teams had finished searching the twisted coaches for victims and survivors and the repair work had begun amid pouring rain
The teen was trying to break down fireworks he had purchased so he could turn them into larger fireworks
The single-engine plane skidded about 50 to 75 yards across the lot next to Watsonville Community Hospital before hitting the front of the building
A group of hikers nearby heard the victim’s wife crying out for help, and used a cell phone to call 911
