Stop The Bleed
Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond
When the conditions are ripe, the distinction between intoxication and a diabetic emergency can easily be blurred
Video: Watch as a police officer manages the first critical minutes of a stabbing
Black Hills Life Flight becomes the first in the state to have its aircraft carrying whole blood
Five Taunton police officers, including the police chief, were stabbed by the suspect after he crashed into a house
Travis Muller was cleaning out the bin when he became caught in the power sweep auger
The IAEMSC position cites numerous studies highlighting the advantages of prehospital administration of blood and blood products
The state鈥檚 鈥淏lood on Board鈥� program has delivered whole blood to 23 patients across the state since its start in May
The incident is the first time someone at Rockaway Beach has been bitten by a shark in 70 years
As West Manatee Fire Rescue personnel were clearing the crash scene a boat with a shark bite victim arrived at the boat ramp
Mikala Jones traveled the world taking first-person images from inside massive waves
The Tidewater EMS Council is looking at treating young trauma patients and adding more locations
HELP training is a new program offered to houses of worship and religious community groups
A partnership with 3 air ambulances and a blood center will deliver whole blood for the first time in 30 years
A tourniquet was applied and the worker was flown to the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
It鈥檚 on agencies to provide opportunities for community members to learn the skills needed to potentially save the life of a stranger or loved one
Austin-Travis County EMS reached a considerable milestone last week with their Whole Blood Program
Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency
Four years ago at Chabad of Poway a gunman opened fire during a Passover service, killing one of the congregants and wounding three others
The 鈥渂leeding control stations鈥� would contain tourniquets, among other life-saving items, and include instructions on preventing blood loss
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
EMS providers transported the patient by air ambulance to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
A medical professional and a former boy scout applied pressure to Ralph Yarl鈥檚 wounds, checked his pulse and kept him company
Firefighters at Roseville Fire Department Station 5 heard gunfire and brought a wounded highway patrol officer into the station
After being transported to a hospital, tech executive Bob Lee died
Head-to-toe guidance for improving trauma outcomes
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
Twelve universities and labs are participating in the effort to try to make a synthetic product to treat blood loss in people
Public Safety Director Lee Schmidt said crewmembers will support EMS and police while gaining trauma experience that may help in an MCI
Honolulu EMS and AMR crewmembers transported 20 patients; 11 were in serious condition
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
Rowan County EMS treated the three wounded first responders on site
