Training paramedics to implement prehospital guidelines for traumatic brain injury (TBI) has dramatically improved survival in patients with severe head trauma, new data show. Results from the ...
Research shows geomapping can pinpoint trauma hotspots, optimizing prehospital blood supply deployment and potentially saving ...
Among all emergency service workers, paramedics have the highest rate of PTSD, with an estimated prevalence of 14.6%. This compares to 7.3% among firefighters and 4.7% for police. While all emergency ...
Kent County’s Critical Incident Stress Management team is relatively new, formed in the summer of 2021 by several paramedics. A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found ...
A new pilot program giving Des Moines paramedics the ability to perform blood transfusions in the field is already being ...
Her comments come amid growing public concern about emergency healthcare delivery, particularly following recent high-profile incidents that have exposed delays in trauma care and gaps in coordination ...