Military
A transatlantic tale of former army doctors, paramedic development, cardiac arrest survival, and Johnny and Roy
Evan Sisley has spent time as a photojournalist, EMT, paramedic and corpsman, but it was the president himself who inspired Sisley to enroll in medical school to become a doctor
What do Abraham Lincoln, the Revolutionary War, and an orthopedist named Thomas all have in common? They all played a pioneering & influential role in trauma care within the U.S.
The soldier was transported eight hours by ground ambulance before surgery in a hospital parking lot
The bodies were found downstream, bringing the death toll to nine
An Army truck at Fort Hood overturned in swift water killing at least 5 soldiers
An Air Force Thunderbird fighter jet crashed earlier in the day after a flyover for the Air Force Academy graduation
Penis transplants have generated interest among veterans, but they will require more extensive surgery since their injuries tend to be more extensive
The number of push-ups correlate to the number of veterans that die by suicide every day
The Virtual Running Club 5K and 10K races will make a donation to the National EMS Memorial Foundation
The bill will provide a transition program for military medic veterans to become licensed EMTs
Robert Kiely took on the position for only a dollar a year in 1982 and wrote a 360-page protocol handbook for the department
Firefighter-paramedic Jordan Pieniazek was fatally struck while on his motorcycle heading to work
They鈥檝e developed drug therapy that treats shock and acts like a pharmacological tourniquet by reducing internal blood loss by up to 60 percent
An ultrasound machine, while not an exact replacement, gives the soldiers something similar to a CT scan or X-ray machine
Brian Bausch has restored more than 70 grave sites of fallen soldiers; he said the work gives him some peace from the hectic experiences of his job
The simulation is meant to stress the emergency department at the Naval Hospital to test their responses and prepare for a real life situation
On a recent visit to a military history museum, Thomas Grasser, 91, recognized the serial numbers on an ambulance
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Continued evidence for the expanded use of tourniquets
Fort Bragg partnered with an Arkansas college to provide more advanced training for army medics; the program will put army medics almost on par with paramedics
The junctional tourniquets are designed for rapid application and to stem bleeding from traumatic groin and armpit injuries
Marcia Rosecky had been a firefighter for over 15 years; the fire chief said she was 鈥渁 super person鈥�
Montana ballot initiative 179 seeks to train and authorize EMTs to provide non-emergency care to veterans is a meaningful pivot for EMS and patients
Montana ballot initiative 179 would make it easier for veterans to receive care from EMS providers
Fire Chief George Sheets said the firehouse is not a place for reckless 鈥淎nimal House鈥� behavior
The kits contain gauze, scissors, antiseptic iodine solution, cold packs, hydrogen peroxide, mouth attachments and more
XSTAT 30 is a hemostatic device for the treatment of severe bleeding in the axilla or groin area
There was no immediate word on the fate of those aboard the two helicopters or what caused the accident
There was no immediate word on the fate of those aboard or what caused the accident
The VA has agreed to pay for the powered exoskeleton for eligible paralyzed veterans with spinal cord injuries
Officers recalled how crews successfully removed the injured paramedic from the mountain and transported him to a hospital
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