Stop The Bleed
Keeping patients moving toward definitive treatment through accurate triage of life threats is the key to EMS success at a mass casualty incident
Inspiring ways to recognize providers鈥� contributions, educate the community and recruit the next generation
Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center
What the CRASH-2 and CRASH-3 studies tell us about TXA bleeding control methods for rural EMS
Cypress Creek EMS reported how its team transfused blood into the subclavian vein feeding directly into the heart in an ambulance
We鈥檝e all been taught the sequence of how to control bleeding, but what about teaching it out of order (and for good reason)?
Officials say the man accidentally cut himself in the leg while hiking
Technological advances and training are moving hemorrhage control techniques from the battlefield to prehospital and emergency medicine
The Stop the Bleed program will provide the kits, valued at $1,000, to selected applicants as part of the National Stop the Bleed Day campaign
An Atlanta worker died after the emergency call was bounced between two ambulance services during a 30 minute span
Supplies including flashlights, bandages, gauze and items to make a tourniquet were donated by local emergency agencies and businesses
The woman said the man saved her from bleeding out after a fatal 1986 vehicle crash
The ad, which will air in the Pittsburgh market, features two emergency scenarios
The program will train faculty to prepare for emergency situations and supply bleeding control kits for classrooms
A police sergeant said fire and medical personnel helped work with victims and law enforcement to track down the suspect
The new addition will allow providers to administer life-saving blood transfusions on scene or during transport
Bags containing 40 kits each are now stocked in all Fort Worth MedStar supervisor response vehicles for use during mass casualty incidents
The family of homicide victim Frank Navaroli III said there was a delay in recognizing and treating the 27-year-old鈥檚 gunshot wound
Austin-Travis County EMS said a man in his 20s was pronounced dead, while another victim was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries
Former Firefighter Tate Robinson says he used his past experience as a first responder to handle the emergency
Officials say the change will allow life-saving blood transfusions to be administered on scene or during transport
The Salt Lake City Officer encountered a car crash while in Europe and used a makeshift tourniquet to prevent the victim from bleeding out
The potential for a confusing operational picture existed during the opening minutes of the response to the latest school shooting tragedy in Santa Clarita, California
James Boyce feared he would bleed out after the gator attack, but a rescue helicopter and good Samaritans in a buggy managed to transport him to safety
Officials hope to eventually provide training to middle and high school students so they can familiarize themselves with the kits
The Res-Q students can give basic first aid and critical care, including stopping bleeds and administering CPR
Responders credited the 6-year-old boy鈥檚 father for using his belt to make a tourniquet around his son鈥檚 injured leg
Products displayed at the EMS World Expo will help providers stop the bleed and transport patients to definitive care
Jenni Kirchner has helped to secure grants for the department and has been an active participant in the Toward Zero Deaths Coalition
EMTs John Kahyaoglu and Tyler Smith demonstrated 鈥渙utstanding patient care and quick actions in applying a tourniquet鈥� to one of the injured patients
