Stop The Bleed
Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency
We train extensively on blunt trauma and GSWs, but stab wounds also present a real danger for patients
Day 1 of the Wisconsin EMS Association conference featured sessions on sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, facial trauma and traumatic amputations
A Silver Cliff woman was gored in the legs by a mule deer while she was leaving her home
The training ended with an exercise involving mock shooting victims, allowing medics to refine skills such as wound packing
Parker County Hospital District paramedics faced an amputation and having to perform bilateral finger thoracostomies
Four women were injured in what authorities called a random attack at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston
Vallejo first responders successfully removed the man from the fence spike
Utica first responders treated an injured zookeeper after they 鈥渃ame in contact鈥� with a male African lion
One of the patients was transported to a hospital in critical condition
The report on the shooting in Virginia Beach that killed 12 people covered more training for first responders and teaching civilians how to slow victim bleeding
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
Video: Watch as a police officer manages the first critical minutes of a stabbing
A tourniquet was applied and the worker was flown to the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
Austin-Travis County EMS reached a considerable milestone last week with their Whole Blood Program
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
