Dumbwaiter Crashes Down on Repairman at NYC Social Club
A dumbwaiter at a Midtown private social club fell three stories, crashing down onto a 32-year-old repairman inside the shaft.
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Emergency Trauma Care
JEMS™ broad range of emergency trauma care content offers specialized prehospital medical treatment provided to individuals who have experienced severe physical injuries. Some key components of prehospital emergency trauma care include a rapid assessment, airway management, hemorrhage control and pain management.
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Is It Time to Revisit Prehospital Tourniquets?
Are prehospital tourniquets being unnecessarily applied? Dr. Bryan Bledsoe examines the research and explores another technique.
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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, March 2025
This literature review keeps you up to date with current EMS publications and studies.
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SWAT Medic Tactics for the TEMS Medic
The top three preventable deaths in the tactical setting have been researched to include exsanguination, tension pneumothorax and airway compromise.
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Cobb (GA) Paramedics Save First Patient with New Blood Products
Just four days after implementing a program that allows paramedics to carry blood products, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services performed its first successful prehospital blood transfusion.
Dallas Fire-Rescue Launches Blood Transfusion Program
Dallas Fire-Rescue launched a pilot program to equip its ambulances with whole blood supplies.
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Blood Transfusions at the Scene Save Lives. But Ambulances Are Rarely Equipped to Do Them
More than 60,000 people in the U.S. bleed to death every year from traumatic events, but many of those people likely wouldn’t have died if they…
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Enfield (CT) EMS Launches Whole Blood Program for Trauma Patients
Saint Francis Hospital is partnering with Enfield emergency medical services to allow whole blood to be administered to trauma patients.
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The Evolution of EMS Medical Direction with Dr. Paul Pepe
Dr. Paul Pepe looks back at the early days of EMS and how medical direction began.
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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, February 2025
This literature review keeps you up to date with current EMS publications and studies.
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Evaluating and Managing Pediatric Burns
Managing pediatric burns effectively is vital due to the unique anatomical and physiological characteristics of children.
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Off-Duty EMT Saves NYC Commuter’s Life After Subway Accident
An off-duty EMT saved the life of a commuter who was struck by an oncoming train at the 86th Street Station on New York's Upper…
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Scott County IN EMS Now Offering Blood Transfusions in the Field
Scott County EMS paramedics now have the capability to administer whole blood to patients before they reach the hospital.
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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, January 2025
This literature review keeps you up to date with current EMS publications and studies.
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