Trauma
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When you鈥檙e on an operation and you can only take what you can carry, what do you choose?
The death of a firefighter attendee and the wounding of three others, including former President Trump, is a tragic reminder of gunshot wound assessment and treatment challenges
Monterey Park Fire Chief Matthew Hallock said grief counselors and peer support have helped along with the knowledge that lives were saved
Mindfulness techniques and takeaways from an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing training course
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn鈥檛 available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
Takeaways from more than 8M EMS encounters that help inform destination decisions
Two other people were transported by ambulance, and a third was airlifted to a hospital in Barrow County
In the battle to save the historic Victory Baptist Church, 10 firefighters experienced near misses
鈥淗emorrhage is responsible for nearly 40% of trauma deaths,鈥� and about half of those occur in the prehospital period, said Leann Briggs, LifeSave 21 Flight Nurse
Turner immediately went down to the ground while bleeding heavily after being struck
A panic sent people rushing for the exits when audience members thought they heard gunfire at the Rochester venue
Michigan EMS leaders share the challenges in locating, extricating and transporting victims of snowmobile crashes
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
鈥淥ur guys felt like they didn鈥檛 exist,鈥� said Chief Matt Hallock. 鈥淚 have several paramedics who aren鈥檛 back to work, and I don鈥檛 know if they will come back鈥�
Paterson firefighters used a winch to separate the cars and medical tools to retrieve the man鈥檚 leg, Chief Brian McDermott said
鈥淭hey all saved my life,鈥� recounted Derek Oldfather, whose leg became trapped in a conveyor belt on a job site
It took Reno first responders over 30 minutes to reach Jeremy Renner via snowy roads, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
Sterling鈥檚 city manager is asking organizations to help fill the apparatus with trauma-related medical supplies
Mequon鈥檚 first full-time firefighter-paramedic, Josh Lipp, was seriously injured in the incident
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crews responded after a bear escaped its exhibit and injured the zookeeper
Frustrated EMS providers described a chaotic scene and said they were uncertain who was in charge, where they should be and how many victims to expect
Police say 22 passengers were injured and required transport
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Lihue Airport on Kauai Island in Hawaii
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
The man had fallen from a midrise building鈥檚 eighth floor to the seventh floor and had 1-inch rebar through his left hip and center chest area
Nine Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue firefighters and a medic unit responded after the injured driver slept overnight in the cold trunk as water got into the vehicle
First responders may experience 200% more traumatic experiences than most people, but are they 200% more prepared to deal with them?
Accepting that the emotions you feel are valid, normal, and real is the first step toward being able to cope with your traumatic experiences in a healthy way
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