Triage
Be prepared for the unique challenges of law enforcement officers wounded on the job
The death of a firefighter attendee and the wounding of three others, including former President Trump, is a tragic reminder of gunshot wound assessment and treatment challenges
Pigeon Forge first responders triaged and transported two patients by ambulance, while the third was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville
Alternative plans were made by Springfield-Greene County Health Department officials to combat spread of the virus
After a successful pilot program in DeKalb County, AMR becomes the largest group included in the CMS ET3 model
The Volusia County program allows dispatchers to transfer non-emergency 911 calls to a nurse for remote assessment and home care guidance
As the winter’s surge of coronavirus cases overwhelmed Los Angeles hospitals, EMTs like Michael Diaz were forced to take previously unthinkable measures
The program seeks to determine which calls require a police response and which can be handled by firefighter-medics or others
The bill aims to ensure stroke patients are transported to the most appropriate medical facility rather than the nearest hospital
MD Ally allows first responders to conserve resources by triaging non-emergency patients to virtual care
Rob Lawrence and guest Dr. Fivaz discuss heroes in headsets and prehospital emergency triage
Officials said about 500 people were at the house and emergency vehicles were hampered by a large number of parked cars on the street
The Chicago Fire Department called an EMS Plan 3, dispatching 15 ambulances, a district chief and chief paramedic
A paper from the Prehospital Stroke System of Care Consensus Conference offers guiding principles for triage and transport destinations
The two Arlington County firefighter-medics were among the first mutual aid teams at the scene
5 Texas EMS medical directors recount the operational and 911 triage challenges recent weather posed as power outages afflicted the region
MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup
First responders attended to victims in an impromptu triage area outside the Ontario plant
Haywood County emergency management officials are working with area hospitals to get patients the right level of care amidst an influx of COVID-19 case
The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians is calling for EMS personnel to participate in the revisions
Darrell Jennings and his family aided 28 neighbors in their living room after a violent EF-4 tornado tore through their Putnam County, Tennessee, neighborhood
7 steps to factoring in violence as a possible variable at special event EMS response and incident command
The top tenets of violent threat attack training and practice for EMS responders
The first 10 minutes of an MCI considerably impact emergency operations and survival.
From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these EMS providers stepped up to render aid in unexpected circumstances
Key takeaways and lessons learned from the 2018 mass shooting event at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago
Older adults tend to be under-triaged despite a higher risk of clinically significant injury
Triage burn victims for inhalation injury and fluid administration by putting these four pieces of the puzzle together
As the State of Colorado eases measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we take a look at how one community with an early outbreak took aggressive measures to contain the spread of the virus – and emerge stronger than ever.
The Rapid Assessment Quick Response Force is modeled after strike teams sent to natural disasters such as hurricanes
The Chicago Fire Department enacted its EMS Plan 2, sending at least five ambulances, a triage van, a command van and several officers to the scene
