INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Musculoskeletal trauma is frequently encountered in the prehospital setting. In 2007, extremity injuries accounted for over 14 million emergency department visits within the United States.1 Injuries…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter will discuss the role of the EMS physician in the treatment of acute wounds and hemorrhage. As a first responder, a physician should be…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The daily operations of EMS systems focus on providing care and transport to individual patients with (usually) unlimited resources. This approach allows prehospital providers to attempt…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Trauma and injury account for 182, 479 deaths in 2007, with approximately 31,224 due to penetrating injuries, that is, firearms, and 65,474 secondary to blunt mechanisms,…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Head and spinal cord injuries require special care and consideration. Rapid assessment, stabilization, extrication, and transportation to definitive care are the primary EMS objectives to facilitate…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The most common source of entrapment and entanglement in most locales is the motor vehicle collision. Other potential sources include industrial accidents and agricultural incidents. It…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Obstetric and gynecological issues are a common reason for patients to seek urgent and emergent care. The most significant of these for the prehospital provider involve…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in America for over 80 years. An estimated 935,000 people in America suffer a myocardial infarction each…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen EMS providers often encounter patients who have become victims of environmental emergencies. Even in urban areas, patients may suffer from heat- or cold-related illnesses. In more…
