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, ...

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 ...

James Sprunt Community College in Duplin County, N.C., held a mass casualty disaster drill simulating a structural collapse, engaging fire, EMS, and nursing students in realistic emergency response.

Texas State Technical College EMT students took part in a simulated mass casualty crash, applying rapid extrication, triage, and coordinated care skills. The exercise mirrored the urgency and ...

Severely injured patients are more likely to survive if they are initially treated by an emergency medical services (EMS) clinician who sees a high number of trauma patients, rather than a clinician ...