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David R. Boyd (born February 2, 1937) was an American surgeon and pioneer in emergency medicine. Boyd is considered to be one of the "fathers of EMS systems." [1] His colleague John Otten noted that Boyd "had been responsible for saving thousands of lives - more than anyone in the medical profession."
R Adams Cowley (July 25, 1917 – October 27, 1991) was an American surgeon considered a pioneer in emergency medicine and the treatment of shock trauma. [1] Called the "Father of Trauma Medicine", [2] he was the founder of the United States' first trauma center at the University of Maryland in 1958, after the United States Army awarded him $100,000 to study shock in people—the first award ...
EMS typically arrives before the environment has been cleared of chemical, biological, and physical hazards. This puts workers at more risk than if they were in a more controlled environment such as a hospital. The most common injuries for EMS workers are sprains and strains. [29] Providers lift several of heavy objects, including people and ...
Tactical EMS utilization has grown in law enforcement agencies as well as military over the last 20 years. Before the early 2000's, there were no teams in the military dedicated to tactical medicine. However, in 2003, the Special Operations Surgical Team was formed in the Air Force, with the purpose of providing far-forward medical support to ...
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.
Shock Trauma can admit patients directly into the operating room if their condition requires it. Intensive care at Shock Trauma is a multidisciplinary endeavor: the facility boasts dedicated units for victims of multi-system and neurosurgical trauma. [12] In 2013, Shock Trauma Center completed and opened a major expansion to the facility. [13]
A rapid trauma assessment goes from head to toe to find these life threats: [1] [3] [5] Cervical spinal injury; Level of consciousness; Skull fractures, crepitus, and signs of brain injury; Airway problems (although these were checked during the initial assessment, they are rechecked during the rapid trauma assessment) such as tracheal deviation
In some states there are also EMS-RN's which is a Registered Nurse trained in Pre-Hospital response. In the list, each state's certification levels are provided from most basic at the top to most advanced at the bottom.