The Naperville Fire Department is the first in the Edward Hospital EMS system to carry the SAM junctional tourniquet ...
US HOW IT WORKS. THESE CIVILIANS ARE AT SHOCK TRAUMA TO LEARN A LIFESAVING SKILL. HOW TO STOP A WOUND FROM BLEEDING UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT LAYPEOPLE, CIVILIANS CAN DO TO ACTUALLY ...
Bystanders can save lives by taking action before EMS arrives in emergencies. Call 911 immediately and find the source of bleeding. Apply firm pressure to the wound, using a clean cloth and/or ...
WE’LL SEE IN A BIT. ZANE THANKS. TWO METRO AREA EMS DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW PART OF A COLLABORATION TO HELP SAVE LIVES, USING WHAT STATE OFFICIALS SAY IS A PILOT PROGRAM. IT’S EQUIPPING DES MOINES AND ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A relatively new tool is in place to help trauma victims such as gunshot wound patients and car crash victims: blood transfusions at the scene of the incident. Some may not ...
WESTOVER, W.Va. (WBOY) — According to Robby May, Monongalia EMS’s Director of Clinical Services, fewer than 100 EMS agencies or fire departments in the country use whole blood. On Monday, in a move to ...
On Dec. 21, EMS was dispatched to the scene of a reported domestic shooting. When paramedics arrived, they found a woman who had suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was going ...