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, ...

I love to make things easy to remember and repeat, because our job requires us to remember more than we have the ability to. We all learned that the ABC acronym (airway, breathing, circulation) is the ...

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 ...

The medical personnel in the simulated ambulance module know their “patient” is a 9-year-old who was thrown from an SUV and is drifting in and out of consciousness. A rapid trauma assessment reveals ...

A significant offering from Western Michigan University’s Children’s Trauma Assessment Center in the Unified Clinics is trauma informed training. Not only do staff train whole organizations nationwide ...

Thirteen medical providers from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, completed the Trauma Nursing Core Course March 8, enhancing their ability to quickly assess and treat patients with traumatic life-threatening ...

Fort Carson, Colo. - U.S. Army Capt. William Clark, a physician's assistant (PA) with the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, took a deep breath as he stepped onto the floor for his ...

Western Michigan University's Southwest Michigan Children's Trauma Assessment Center (CTAC) has recently partnered with area school districts to create trauma-informed schools. The mission of the ...