trauma

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 28, 2015 at 10:36PM Source: UN Security Council Country: Syrian Arab Republic A political solution is more urgent than ever to end this brutal conflict and the immense suffering of beleaguered civilians, says…

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens and the NHS Five Year Forward View partners today (Friday) announced eight new vanguards that will launch the transformation of urgent and emergency care for more than nine million people.

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Country: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic With no letup in the crisis, people continue to seek safety by crossing from Syria to Jordan. The majority enter Jordan through the…

Dr John Hinds, one of the so-called "flying doctors" of Irish road racing, has been killed at a motorcycle event in the Republic of Ireland. He was involved in an accident while providing medical cover at a Skerries 100 practice session,…

Helicopter emergency medical services for adults with major trauma is a Cochrane publication by  Cochrane Injuries Group Authors: Samuel M Galvagno Jr1,*, Stephen Thomas2, Christopher Stephens3, Elliott R Haut4,…

Author: Major Andrew D. Fisher, MPAS, APA, PA-C 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning for ems1.com Recently, ketamine has made resurgence in the areas of emergency and pre-hospital medicine, and for good reasons. Ketamine was first…

May 17-23 is the 41st annual EMS week. Whether celebrated with a company cookout or a catered lunch; an open house, an awards ceremony or even quiet reflection about what it means to be an EMS practitioner, EMS Week is the perfect time…

David Hostler, director of the Emergency Responder and Warfighter Performance Lab at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.), wrote an interesting article on about prehospital burn management.

A young patient involved in a car accident found him breathing and with no mention of head trauma or evisceration. He has an open fracture and is losing much blood. Which is the best way to transport a trauma patient?

Basic wounds are not the hardest to treat, in general. However, what about a basic wound in austere environment? A simple wound can turn out to be lethal if not treated and managed in a short time with an efficient first aid. And the…