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 ...

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 ...

EMS providers can play an important role in a patient’s ongoing care and safety. Scene observations of poor or unsafe living conditions, interaction with exhausted caregivers and suspicions of abuse ...

(TNS) — Arlington’s first responders can now provide whole blood to trauma victims, a significant upgrade in the standard of care for patients who have suffered blood loss. Whole blood is blood from a ...

The National EMS Academy in Lafayette has graduated a new class of Emergency Medical Technicians. These graduates are equipped with essential skills to provide critical care in their communities. The ...

WASHINGTON — Pioneers of DC Fire and EMS’s Whole Blood Program received some worthy recognition Friday at Engine 30 on D.C.'s Northeast side. The Whole Blood Program launched April 2 and allows ...

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 ...

HOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WILL CHANGE LIVES. LOUISVILLE E-M-S RESPONDS TO 120,000 CALLS EACH YEAR. NOW THEY HAVE A POWERFUL NEW TOOL THAT WILL SAVE LIVES EVEN FASTER. MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG ANNOUNCED ...

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — Cumberland EMS and Rhode Island Blood Center launched Rhode Island's first program to give blood transfusions to trauma patients before they reach the hospital. The ...