trauma

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) will be running two realistic and interactive challenges in a new Road Safety feature at The Emergency Services Show this year. Taking place at the NEC, Birmingham from 20 to 21 September 2017, the…

Every year in Canada, nearly 50,000 children visit the ER because of a TBI (traumatic brain injury). According to this data, the PECARN Pediatric Head Injury Prediction Rule has been created.

Trauma pregnant woman is a particular type of patient to treat. Many fetal deaths are caused by traumatic incidents. It seems not common, however, a trauma in pregnancy affects 7% of all pregnancies.

Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) is an advanced airway procedure for critically ill or injured patients who are unconcious or unable to maintain their own airway. Emergency Live report here below the study of Intensive Care Flight Paramedics…

After the high percentage of mass-shooting events, a US surgeon team suggest that even the witnesses to these episodes should know how to perform a CPR and quick practices of first aid. The lead study author Lenworth Jacobs, director of…

ITALY - In the afternoon of Wednesday 17 the American biker Nicky Hayden was riding on his bycicle in Riccione, famous Italian holiday city. It is alleged that Hayden was riding with another group of bikers when around 2 pm a Peugeot car…

Hall 5, NEC, Birmingham, 20-21 September 2017 This year’s Emergency Services Show will feature a host of new learning opportunities including CPD-accredited seminars which are all free-to-attend. Returning to Hall 5 at the NEC from 20th…

Are we really sure that all trauma patients require a complete spinal immobilization? Early studies had attributed pre-hospital neurological deterioration to a failure to immobilize the spine. However, other more recent studies did…

A doctor confesses to suffering from PTSD. His experience could help many to understand how to deal with PTSD attack. 

Pain management is an important part of the prehospital activities. When required is usually administered on completion of the primary survey. In case of major trauma or multiple trauma, ketamine is a safe and effective option, for example…