The emergency room is equipped to handle unpredictable medical situations and often very traumatic. This is the case of a 22-year-old woman who reached the level I trauma room when she suffered an accident at LaGuardia Airport, NYC where she used to work. The woman is aided by paramedics at the scene, but on the way to the hospital, her condition deteriorates. She is intubated and resuscitated, but she does not respond. At the hospital, the emergency team is prepared for the situation, waiting for her arrival. She finally reaches the trauma room fighting for her life in a very critical situation. Her young body vulnerable and unconscious, with little chance of survival is connected to the monitors and ventilator, while listening to the vers...
From the National institute for Occupational Safety and Health Disasters take many forms and demand...
Trauma is an ever increasing problem and it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the u...
Increasing elderly population means an increasing proportion of elderly trauma patients. This group ...
The emergency room is equipped to handle unpredictable medical situations and often very traumatic. ...
Background: Every two seconds a person dies by the result of a trauma. The trauma teams' initial ass...
Introduction: Patients with life-threatening injuries are a significant concern in the emergency dep...
© 2009 Dr. Daryl Jones.Modern hospitals treat patients with increasing co-morbidity and complexity. ...
A common feature of prehospital emergency care are short and fragmentary patient encounters with ...
Edith Mitchell, MD, FACS, knows a lot about emergency medical care. But she had no experience as a p...
Emergency medicine is, to a great extent, based on the progress made in clinical anesthesiology and ...
A healthy 24-year-old female presented at the emergency department (ED) after a car accident with am...
Emergency medicine is, to a great extent, based on the progress made in clinical anesthesiology and ...
timore, I have seen this page hundreds of times. Sprinting through the basement hallways, I arrive a...
care for injured or ill people in emergencies and transport them to and from health care institution...
A victim in a life-threatening situation is a big challenge for rescue services around the world. Es...
From the National institute for Occupational Safety and Health Disasters take many forms and demand...
Trauma is an ever increasing problem and it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the u...
Increasing elderly population means an increasing proportion of elderly trauma patients. This group ...
The emergency room is equipped to handle unpredictable medical situations and often very traumatic. ...
Background: Every two seconds a person dies by the result of a trauma. The trauma teams' initial ass...
Introduction: Patients with life-threatening injuries are a significant concern in the emergency dep...
© 2009 Dr. Daryl Jones.Modern hospitals treat patients with increasing co-morbidity and complexity. ...
A common feature of prehospital emergency care are short and fragmentary patient encounters with ...
Edith Mitchell, MD, FACS, knows a lot about emergency medical care. But she had no experience as a p...
Emergency medicine is, to a great extent, based on the progress made in clinical anesthesiology and ...
A healthy 24-year-old female presented at the emergency department (ED) after a car accident with am...
Emergency medicine is, to a great extent, based on the progress made in clinical anesthesiology and ...
timore, I have seen this page hundreds of times. Sprinting through the basement hallways, I arrive a...
care for injured or ill people in emergencies and transport them to and from health care institution...
A victim in a life-threatening situation is a big challenge for rescue services around the world. Es...
From the National institute for Occupational Safety and Health Disasters take many forms and demand...
Trauma is an ever increasing problem and it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the u...
Increasing elderly population means an increasing proportion of elderly trauma patients. This group ...