Hemorrhage Control
Bleeding control for law enforcement officers
The goal of the national Stop the Bleed campaign [1] is to empower everyday people to provide life-saving bleeding control. While the program is aimed…
Prehospital Trauma
4 simple EMS interventions double survival in severe TBI
Results from a large prehospital care study show that patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) benefit significantly from four simple field interventions. The study…
Hemorrhage Control
Tourniquets placed by first responders improve patient outcomes in penetrating extremity injury
Recent studies have shown that civilian tourniquet use dramatically reduces the risk of death for injured patients. But how do prehospital tourniquets affect other patient…
Prehospital Trauma
Automated monitor detects life-threatening bleeding during trauma transport
Researchers have developed a portable computer system that analyzes patient vital signs during emergency transport to detect life-threatening hemorrhage. If validated for clinical use, the…