Stop The Bleed
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn鈥檛 available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
Animal bites and envenomations pose some interesting challenges to EMS providers
鈥淔or person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,鈥� Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members鈥� support for the community
Establish a low threshold for intervention and treat burns as soon as possible to prevent further injury
So far, the anti-bleeding kits are in about 345 school buildings where teachers and staffs have completed training in about 70 school districts
To reduce the dying from active shooter incidents the killing and bleeding has to be stopped quicker
EMS providers must be prepared to protect their communities at a moment鈥檚 notice
American Medical Response announced they have committed resources to train citizens on how to save lives during traumatic incidents
EMS sleep practices, the opioid epidemic, community paramedicine and patient transport mark some of the biggest issues to watch in 2018
New Mexico State Police Officer Edward Garcia and a bystander EMT applied the tourniquet to a man who lost his leg in a crash
Find important bleeding control products that can be used for incidents involving a single patient to dozens of casualties
Richmond Public Schools received $22,000 in life-saving blood control equipment as part of the national Stop the Bleed campaign
Changes include the addition of narcotic antagonists, tourniquet applications and wound packing use
Cpl. Seth Kelly had the presence of mind to grab the tourniquet he wore on his service belt and apply it to his bleeding leg
The expectation of civilians to respond to emergencies has expanded from care of close friends and family to caring for bystanders and stopping attackers
In Chicago, more than 3,000 people have been shot this year, and the victim of a gunshot wound can bleed to death in only five minutes
EMS providers need to be involved in educating communities in how to provide the initial response to critically injured patients
The program aims to teach bystanders how to keep victims with life-threatening injuries alive until EMS arrives
Passersby held paper towels to a gash in the woman鈥檚 leg while she waited for an ambulance, instead of being cared for by urgent care staff
World Trauma Symposium speaker describes pelvic fracture anatomy, pathophysiology and evidence for reducing bleeding and improving patient survival with a pelvic splint
The six-port design allows for multidirectional drainage toward gravity, allowing patients to be transported on their side
The SWAT-T includes an elastic design to give the product the ability to treat a variety of injuries
The team is partnering with EMS providers to conduct the largest 鈥淪top the Bleed鈥� campaign in New Jersey
Our co-hosts discuss the challenges of educating and training citizens in light of the Las Vegas shooting
Training teachers in trauma casualty care to increase survival during active shooting incidents at schools
First Care training empower citizens to stop the bleed and transition from hapless bystanders to lifesavers
It is paramount first responders learn what happened after the shooting began in the worst mass-shooting event in U.S. history
Protection from above and layperson bleeding control are among the immediate takeaways from Las Vegas mass shooting for EMS personnel and paramedic chiefs
The kits will be installed next to already existing defibrillator kits in city facilities, community centers and parks
The 12-year-old girl used what she learned about creating a tourniquet from the popular book-turned-movie