Stop The Bleed
Reviewing the trauma lethal triad: hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy
Establishing a definitive airway and administering blood products
A simple framework for an EMT skills competency portfolio
Fluid dynamics principles used to calculate and model highly realistic anatomy and bleeding from a shrapnel wound
A team of 20 doctors and crisis experts organized the medical response, sending three-person teams into the field and setting up triage operations in hospitals
After the first suicide bomber blew himself up, health officials decided to put their 鈥淲hite Plan鈥� into action, a disaster response plan that had never been used in such circumstances
Police said 10 people were taken to the hospital in ambulances while another six were taken in private vehicles
EMTs Kelly Adams and Al Rojas talk about the attack, their injuries and getting back to work with their co-workers at a fundraiser
The 17-year-old is working with her classmates on a prototype for an affordable, self-adjusting tourniquet
Tucson police officers have deployed life-saving gear from their new IFAK kits approximately 140 times in the span of nearly two years, and the bottom line is that Tucson鈥檚 IFAKs are saving lives
Police: Woman, 33, sustained severe hand injury after breaking into zoo and reaching into the tiger exhibit
Hundreds of clubgoers were engulfed in flames, many trampled, as they rushed towards the nightclub鈥檚 only exit
The man was putting tree branches into a chipper when his arm got pulled into the machine
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
The campaign aims to provide civilians with the knowledge and tools to help control severe bleeding
On- or off-duty EMS personnel need to be on the lookout for hazards and ready to operate in the warm zone
EMS professionals have an obligation to learn to operate in the 鈥榳arm zone鈥� to deliver lifesaving care to victims of lone wolf shooters
Tourniquets and hemostatic agents are recommended for early management of severe bleeding by layperson responders
EMS providers need to apply best practices for trauma patient triage and consider available products to improve patient survival
Follow expert recommendations for cops to quickly care for rapid bleeding or airway obstruction
More than 3,000 school personnel have been trained on simple techniques that will stop a person from bleeding to death before EMTs arrive
A 59-year-old Detroit man was shot in the genitals after refusing to give up his bag of chips
Manufacturer North American Rescue (NAR) Inc. identified 6 different conterfeit tourniquets being sold that are illegally using its CAT trademarks
The program gives medics an expanded role in a different health care setting, and frees up nursing staff to work with more patients
Medic started TacMed because 鈥減eople were dying鈥� in combat situations; it was chosen as a prime vendor by the federal government
You are asked to respond to the home of a woman that has been burned by a liquid while cooking
The Tourniquet Leash can be used in the event of a shark attack or other life-threatening bleeding
Rescue task forces and tactical medics offer different, yet more aggressive approaches to active-shooter incidents than standing by until all is clear
US attorney Bill Killian calls killings of four at military sites an 鈥榓ct of domestic terrorism鈥�
The pet shop employee was found unresponsive and in his car with puncture wounds on his wrist; another snake and tarantulas found in his car
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