Stop The Bleed
Pre-plan for bystander response, mental health support for when chaotic violence disrupts a mass gathering
If your warmer can鈥檛 manage high flow rates and is the 鈥渨eak link鈥� in your treatment, then it鈥檚 time to get a blood/fluid warmer that can
Drs. Antevy, Piehl and Spiro on trauma intubation, simple thoracostomy training and evidence-based medicine
Bystander with military training used his belt as a tourniquet on a man鈥檚 severed leg; department policy is to leave tourniquets in place
She had two broken legs and a severed femoral artery from a compound fracture; he applied a tourniquet and treated her for shock until medics arrived
He died from a rare injury of vertebral artery dissection, which resulted in severe bleeding on his brain; there are only 100 documented cases
After falling and slashing her head, the injured grandmother crawled out to her driveway screaming for help
With hands-free pressure applied to the wound, medics expect faster control of other critical patient needs
They applied a makeshift tourniquet to the woman鈥檚 remaining arm before paramedics arrived
The training includes how to clear airways and detect and stop bleeding; gunshot woulds and vehicle strikes are the top causes of death for police officers in the U.S.
EMS providers to enter the warm zone with law enforcement to reach victims in need of lifesaving treatments
Taking the form of a syringe, XStat rapidly deploys a series of small sponge-like discs into the open wound
A growing number of departments have started issuing them and training officers, and it鈥檚 made a difference, police say
Knowing the type of amputation, ways to quickly control bleeding, and proper body part preservation can lead to an increase in survival rates
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What can you do if you don鈥檛 expect sufficient law enforcement escort into the 鈥榳arm zone鈥� to arrive in time?
A Pa. officer tied the strip of fabric around the bleeding leg of a man shot in a bank robbery; Philly provided 5,000 tourniquets to patrol officers after talking to Boston PD, which started carrying them in the wake of the marathon bombings
The air bladder inflates like a blood pressure cuff to keep direct pressure on a serious wound
In this episode, Dr. David Tan explains what EMS providers need to know about tourniquets and how to avoid potential mistakes in their use
Hemorrhagic shock is a subset of hypovolemic shock that results from a decrease in circulating blood volume
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Training paramedics and EMTs on changes to EMS protocols ensures they鈥檙e performing to the best of their ability within the parameters of recognized standards
There are basically two types of tourniquets, each having different advantages
The Simple Triage and Rapid Transport method assesses respirations, perfusion and mental status to identify the most critical patients
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