Trauma
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An initial visual assessment can identify threats to you and your patient before you narrow down a differential diagnosis
Go back to the basics with a thorough understanding of pediatric appearance, breathing and circulation warning signs, and the cardinal rule of pediatric assessment
The Independence Day holiday can increase the number of intoxicated patients and bystanders you鈥檙e likely to encounter on your shift so be careful out there
The key is to remember that kids get sick differently than adults and that physical findings may be more subtle
Albany organizations have in-house counselors and debriefing sessions
The HERO Act would create peer-support programs, mental health education and a system to collect information about first responder suicides
The negative association between number of airway attempts and neuro-intact survival following OHCA
How to best manage our high-stress, time-compressed working conditions to control fight-or-flight response
MCHD medical directors discuss whole blood alternatives and implementation considerations
An American Medical Response and UBMD Emergency Medicine partnership is designed to get trauma doctors to scenes of high-severity incidents
In this episode, our co-hosts reflect on the recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma and how providers should prepare to respond
鈥淵ou have to go in immediately. The kids were calling 911 for help,鈥� said former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo
Amerie Jo Garza, 10, 鈥渨as a hero trying to call 911, to save her and her friends,鈥� her grandmother said
Mike Taigman and Nicole Holm join the podcast to discuss resiliency and chaplaincy
Focusing on swift triage, being good at the basics and having a plan for exfiltrating the wounded are essential steps to immediate lifesaving measures
An outpouring of support from the first responder community follows the fatal shooting of 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school
Police and others responding to the attack broke windows to help students and teachers escape, said Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety
EMS training in bleeding control must incorporate mass casualty incident plans and drills as well as the need to prioritize patient triage by injury severity, transport priority and the type of treatment 鈥� layperson or medical professional 鈥� that is required.
Learn what鈥檚 changed in the 2021 ACS FTG and how to implement the trauma triage guidelines
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Wilkes County Emergency Medical Services carries its new machines and coolers in administrative trucks
Approximately 100 members of Boston Fire, plus Boston EMS crews and a surgical team, responded to the collapse and rescued three victims
The National Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured Patients was updated to help providers make more accurate judgments about the level of care an injured patient may need
Follow these steps to define roles, identify and mitigate hazards, and work toward the best possible patient outcome
Pediatric patients are not tiny adults; refresh your knowledge of pediatric blunt trauma and take a quiz to check your knowledge
Reviewing the trauma lethal triad: hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy
The Santa Fe Fire Department鈥檚 Rollin Tylerr Jones spent four weeks providing aid and working at trauma stabilization points
How young patients鈥� unique anatomy and physiology impact trauma assessment and management
Nationwide, only 8.4% of pilots are women; however, Megan Meier and Sarah Snell make up 25% of Aspirus MedEvac pilots in Wisconsin
Jamie M. Doyle, 56, was able to speak with officers and paramedics with a small screwdriver lodged in his upper chest
TBI risk factors, managing patient refusals and oxygenation tips for treating head injuries
Along with a new vendor for their bleeding program, the American College of Surgeons also debuted its branded C-A-T, a 鈥渢rue self-applied, one-handed tourniquet鈥�
鈥淲ithin the first day, we had blood products administered to a patient within five hours,鈥� said Justin Reed, assistant chief of EMS for the Cy-Fair Fire Department
鈥淲hen you have a patient that has been traumatically injured ... they need blood products,鈥� said Erin Reese, program director with Mercy Flight Central