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.
Understanding the mechanisms of injury in a MVC and how to reduce ambulance collisions
Reduce your community’s risk by training citizens how to control bleeding
ePCR data from more than 1,000 EMS agencies filtered to understand frequency and type of football players injuries
There are basically two types of tourniquets, each having different advantages
Our EMS systems learn invaluable lessons from the horrible price our soldiers pay
The Central Ohio Trauma System said it wants the Ohio EMS board to adjust its rules to allow paramedics to veer from protocols if they think a patient needs trauma care
Baptist-DeSoto is now one of two Level 3 trauma centers in the North Mississippi Delta hospital region
Trauma is the leading cause of death among people 1 to 44 years old, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vast stretches are 50 miles or more from the nearest trauma center, making it unlikely that injured people could reach one within an hour and survive
Two of the students suffered serious injuries including skull fractures
The states’s trauma death rate is 20 percent higher than the national average because it is short of 25-30 trauma centers it needs
Responders began using markers to identify which of the wounded were not going to make it
Nearly 500,000 people use the EMS system in the United States for penetrating gunshot wounds, with nearly 10 percent of those resulting in a fatality
According to the study, ‘Exposure to traumatic stressors is potentially an integral part of the job for EMS personnel’
The 70-year-old driver of a 1998 Honda Accord apparently lost control of his vehicle, crashing into the rear of the CHP car and killing the passenger on impact
Unfortunately, the skills we need to deal with difficult situations are not typically taught in our training
The proposed rule is where there is both intoxication and possible head injury, the paramedic must default to head injury
Knowing where to focus your attention can be the difference between life and death for a trauma patient
Canines were on the scene after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina and the shootings at Virginia Tech
Nicholas Blossom is in stable condition after landing headfirst on a spiked fence
Airlifted to trauma center with serious injuries
Bill would provide workers compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder
Books
Tools and tips on learning more about the crucial task to investigate the patient’s injury or illness
New spine board introduced to provide cost-effective support tool
Fiji leader: cyclone damage ‘overwhelming’
At no point during the period up to surgical intervention is time related to outcome, says study
Surgical blade for removing clothes designed to be fast, durable
Lift pinned the man, causing face injuries and possible head trauma
Death toll hits 708 after 8.8 magnitude earthquake
6.1 magnitude temblor the largest since initial quake
