When seconds matter and help is still minutes away, the ability to stop severe bleeding or stabilize a wounded person can ...

Objective To assess the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the effects of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Primary Trauma Care (PTC) with standard care on ...

Review the chart on the Required Certifications page to determine if ACLS is required for your program. You must arrive at orientation with proof of valid ACLS certification. Failure to do so may ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family insisted Sunday that the civil-rights icon is in stable condition and “not on life support” in the wake of “inaccurate media reports’’ about his health. Jackson, 84, ...

He developed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, a treatment that can sustain patients whose hearts and lungs are failing — for days or weeks or longer. By Jeré Longman Robert H. Bartlett, a ...

This past month, Health First successfully conducted an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) training program at Holmes Regional Medical Center. Above, Health First Trauma Surgeon Dr. Scott Zenoni ...

Repeating a school year, experiencing parental abuse or engaging in armed combat have far-reaching effects on the mind and body that may extend to a person’s last months. These traumatic experiences ...

HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wiley (NYSE: WLY), one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced plans to further expand the prestigious Advanced ...

Back Row: Ashley Zabka (Jamestown Ambulance Service), Scott Miller (Barnes County Ambulance Service), Cheryl Anderson (Forman Ambulance Service), Kristen Schultz (Edgeley Ambulance Service), Kali ...

Critically injured trauma patients without insurance had a higher risk of being taken off life-saving care sooner than their insured counterparts, according to findings from a retrospective cohort ...

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the impact that PHTLS ® course participation had on self-confidence of emergency personnel, regarding the pre-hospital treatment of patients who had ...