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, ...

Dr. Maia Dorsett on why complete vital signs and avoiding TBI complications matter more than rare “sexy” procedures ...

I love to make things easy to remember and repeat, because our job requires us to remember more than we have the ability to. We all learned that the ABC acronym (airway, breathing, circulation) is the ...

ATLANTA - A new program has already helped save more than a dozen lives in its first week of implementation in Atlanta. First responders with Grady EMS can now administer blood transfusions in the ...

As populations age, older adults are increasingly involved in traffic crashes, particularly those riding motorcycles and ...

A growing body of research suggests transfusing it early while on-scene may increase a trauma patient’s chance of survival ...

Conducting a sepsis screening during emergency medical service transport to an emergency department reduces time to treatment. Emergency medical service screening for sepsis speeds administration of ...

This article originally appeared in the National Association of EMS Physicians blog and is reprinted here with permission. By ...

Thirty-four EMTs completed training at the National EMS Academy in Lafayette and will serve Acadiana communities on the front ...

Trauma patients and patients who need emergency surgery have little to no opportunity to get acquainted with the surgeon and team that will perform their operation. However, a large study has found ...