Extrication And Rescue

The Science of Self-Healing

This article provides some science behind the mind-body connection.

Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Car Plunges into Frozen Wash., D.C. Creek

Park police say units were dispatched to Rock Creek Parkway south of P Street about 10:20 a.m. Sunday after a caller reported seeing a vehicle overturned in the creek.

Posted Monday, January 4, 2010

Australian Woman Impaled on Fence Waits 47 Minutes for EMS

Kim Broadbent was injured after trying to climb over a steel fence on a friend's property at Yarrawonga on Tuesday.

Posted Thursday, December 17, 2009

46 Injured in Connecticut Chain Reaction Pileup

Police say at least 50 cars crashed in a chain-reaction collision on a wet Connecticut road that was turning icy, and 46 people reported minor injuries.

Posted Monday, December 14, 2009

Putting Magic to Work

Sometimes regular people aren't enough when treating scared, injured children. Learn how to use superheroes and magic to your advantage.

Posted Friday, December 11, 2009

Long Island Man Stable after Being Trapped in Cesspool for 4 Hours

Rescue personnel monitored the victim's vital signs throughout the rescue operation and he was always in stable condition.

Posted Tuesday, December 8, 2009

South Africa Begins PHTLS Training

Find out how South African trauma care has changed.

Posted Thursday, December 3, 2009

4 Children, 2 Adults Injured after Car Slams into Indianapolis Day Care Center

Methodist Hospital reported they are treating four children, and one of them is in critical condition.

Posted Thursday, December 3, 2009

Dangerous Suspension & Of EMS, By EMS, For EMS

Readers share their comments on JEMS and JEMS.com articles.

Posted Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Arlington County, Va., Task Force Rethinks Active Shooter Incident Response

We've trained for WMD responses. But what about the greatest threat for mass casualty: the well-armed, well-supplied lone gunman? Who's trained to respond to that?

Posted Monday, November 30, 2009