Stop The Bleed
Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency
We train extensively on blunt trauma and GSWs, but stab wounds also present a real danger for patients
Day 1 of the Wisconsin EMS Association conference featured sessions on sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, facial trauma and traumatic amputations
Rockwall EMS personnel trained on the use of the new tourniquet and whole blood in a combination of advanced hemorrhage control
Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services鈥� Medical Operations team, along with Puckett EMS, successfully administered whole blood to an MVC patient with a partially amputated limb
Delaware has expanded access to life-saving whole blood transfusions in emergency situations, with every medic agency in the state now carrying it
Dallas Fire Rescue鈥檚 pilot program launched in areas chosen for rapid response to gunshot wounds, stabbings and other trauma
Experts say expanding pre-hospital blood programs could save thousands of lives each year
Enfield EMS is the fourth agency in New England to establish a whole blood program
Sarasota Assistant EMS Chief Brian Nadler believes his sister-in-law could have been saved with this measure
Carrying a tourniquet at all times proved valuable for the Manhattan EMT
Burnsville paramedics will be among the first in the state to use whole blood in the field
The Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority is in the final process of beginning to carry whole blood on ambulances
First responders worked 60 feet above the ground, inside a grain silo in Boyceville to free a person trapped in a sweep auger
A partnership between UCHealth and Thompson Valley EMS will have whole blood in supervisor paramedic response units in Weld and Larimer counties
Kent County paramedics recently joined medics in New Castle and Sussex counties in carrying whole blood
Chief of Trauma Surgery Dr. Babak Sarani said D.C. is fortunate to have a fire and EMS service that is 鈥渁ggressive with the program鈥�
Early blood transfusions in the field can drastically reduce mortality rates for trauma patients, the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management said
Hennepin Healthcare aims to join a national study on the pre-hospital use of calcium and vasopressin on trauma patients
Police officers at Waiehu Beach Park used a tourniquet to stop the bleeding
鈥淚 took my strong hand, applied it over the hole to create a suction. And then I took my other hand to apply direct pressure to his head,鈥� Sgt. Joelle Harrell recalled
The Colorado Springs Fire Department joined UCHealth to launch the whole blood program in May
Oscar Monterossa served in the U.S. Army for four years as a combat medic, but it was the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting where the paramedic felt most vulnerable
When the conditions are ripe, the distinction between intoxication and a diabetic emergency can easily be blurred
This advanced life support framework can help improve your trauma care
Be prepared for the unique challenges of law enforcement officers wounded on the job
鈥淎s soon as we walked inside, I knew she was in bad shape,鈥� ATCEMS Clinical Specialist Hector Garcia said when he first saw the patient
TRAUMAGEL is designed for temporary external use for controlling moderate to severe bleeding
This gear protects eyes, ears and extremities from power tool injuries
