Trauma
Most of the first Monterey Park firefighters on the scene of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio shooting had less than five years on the job
St. Paul firefighters faced multiple rescues, multiple patients in cardiac arrest at the Jan. 3 house fire
Renner’s snowplow rolled over him, breaking over 30 bones, leaving him in critical condition
First responders may experience 200% more traumatic experiences than most people, but are they 200% more prepared to deal with them?
“Our guys did exactly what they were trained to do,” Vermilion Fire Chief Bill Brown said, describing how firefighters, officers and EMS providers responded
Chesapeake police believe “less than 10" people have died, after officers sent rescue and tactical teams inside to render aid
Crews rushed to move the injured recruits off a live electrical wire downed in the crash and stabilize as many patients as possible
“Everybody has their own demons from this fire,” said sheriff’s Deputy Mark Aldridge
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Five years after the Route 91 Harvest Festival MCI, a paramedic reflects on a frightening moment, and the lessons learned
A FF/paramedic captain recounts hunkering down with victims at the Pentagon on 9/11 while expecting another attack
A helicopter landed on the school’s football field to transport a student after a possible fall
Vanessa Bryant’s attorneys say a sheriff’s deputy led Brian Jordan around to take site photos; the former captain and his lawyer cited stress and trauma
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Pasco County Fire Rescue said the Loomis truck hit the woman as she was walking across a parking lot and pinned her
“What we see in this career, the calls that we get, can take a toll on somebody’s mental health and wellness,” said Cheshire County Sheriff Eli Rivera
Albany organizations have in-house counselors and debriefing sessions
Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 562, which allows a 48-hour leave following a critical incident
How to best manage our high-stress, time-compressed working conditions to control fight-or-flight response
As the state faces a punishing fire season, state and federal job openings go unfilled, and California engines are down-staffed
An outpouring of support from the first responder community follows the fatal shooting of 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school
Approximately 100 members of Boston Fire, plus Boston EMS crews and a surgical team, responded to the collapse and rescued three victims
We do everything we can in the hope we’re wrong about what is happening to the smallest of victims
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s Rollin Tylerr Jones spent four weeks providing aid and working at trauma stabilization points
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It’s vital to identify your capacity, who can help when needed, and what equipment is limited
If there are protocols for PPE and physical decon, why don’t we conduct ‘mindful decontamination’ following stressful calls?
Along with a new vendor for their bleeding program, the American College of Surgeons also debuted its branded C-A-T, a “true self-applied, one-handed tourniquet”
Many firefighters started calling a personal mayday years ago – it’s time to turn the tide
“Within the first day, we had blood products administered to a patient within five hours,” said Justin Reed, assistant chief of EMS for the Cy-Fair Fire Department
Including dispatchers in debriefings for major events can help them achieve maximum emotional recovery
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