Motivation: Upon arrival on the scene, EMT-B's sometimes mistake dramatic fractures for life threatening injuries. The intent of this drill is to remind rescuers that extremity trauma rarely causes a ...

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, ...

Newly developed consensus definitions for complete and accurate Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (FAST) and extended FAST (E-FAST) evaluations may better guide clinical decision-making ...

CHICAGO — Injured patients were evaluated and received medical imaging tests 30% faster after an innovative performance improvement project was enacted at one hospital. "Being able to quickly identify ...

Acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common among trauma patients and caregivers – but only a small percentage of US trauma centers offer recommended assessment and ...