Zero preventive trauma deaths. Is it possible, and do first responders hold the key to this lofty goal? Trauma accounts for at least 200,000 U.S. deaths per year. Recognizing this, in its 2016 report, ...

Motivation: Upon arrival on the scene, EMT-B's sometimes mistake dramatic fractures for life threatening injuries. The intent of this drill is to remind rescuers that extremity trauma rarely causes a ...

You are on scene with a patient who has sustained a significant injury; how do you decide whether to use red lights and ...

Here’s what EMS providers should know about the updated standards, national assessments and opportunities to improve ...

BRATTLEBORO — Faultline Ensemble, a group of artists and health workers, invites all for a live, continuing education performance about rural EMS providers struggling with and finding paths through ...

Arlington’s EMS can now provide pre-hospital whole blood to patients who have suffered blood loss. Just about 300 of the nation’s 23,000 EMS agencies carry whole blood. Arlington’s first responders ...

CLEVELAND — It’s a first in major Ohio cities and it could be a game changer in saving lives. Cleveland EMS paramedics are now able to give blood transfusions on the scene of trauma emergencies. “It's ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Officials from the City of Whittier, Los Angeles County and the L.A. County Fire Department on Thursday, Feb. 9, proudly celebrated the opening of Paramedic ...

Trauma doctors trained Johnson County paramedics for the worst of the worst emergencies, when speed and skill in the field ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Michael Nolan, chief ...