Trauma
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The effects of shock due to major blood loss rapidly become irreversible, so quick identification and intervention are critical
A portable ultrasound machine enabled eFAST exam can identify free fluid, a pneumothorax or signs of dissection from the back of an ambulance
The feasibility of a telehealth program within a large EMS system highlights progress in matching healthcare resources with patient needs
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
Officials said sniffer dogs and cameras were being used to search for anybody else still trapped in the stadium
“It hurts,” firefighter-paramedic Amy Mack later recalled the girl telling her. “I don’t want to drown.”
Vehicle went off the road and crashed in a wooded area
Experiences of disaster can weigh heavily on responders, as each encounter with a victim or survivor brings fresh doses of sorrow and horror
Strike resulted in moderate injuries to two people and minor injuries to three others
Troopers say man would have likely survived if he had been wearing a helmet
At least 39 people went to hospitals after the storm toppled hundreds of trees and left several thousand utility customers without power
A 4-year-old girl broke her leg and several others were airlifted to hospitals
Coast Guard pulled woman from water before ambulance crew took her to a nearby hospital
Three EMTs and a nurse who treated defendant all testified that he was coherent, and showed no signs of having lost a significant quantity of blood
The ambulance struck a Chevrolet Corsica head-on when the Corsica veered into the wrong lane, killing the Corsica’s driver and a passenger and injuring four others
