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 ...

Remotivation: EMT-B's responding to incidents with a report of significant MOI should be prepared to triage, and do rapid patient assessment. Remember that extremity trauma may look dramatic, however, ...

This first article in a series on trauma nursing introduces the main aspects of major trauma, the different elements of the trauma care pathway from pre-hospital care to rehabilitation, and the ...

Nurse practitioners can help prevent patients from experiencing long-term cognitive effects by screening patients for concussions. Almost half of trauma patients (41%) admitted to the hospital have a ...

Medically unexplained illness or pain caused by stress and trauma is common in the U.S. but difficult to diagnose. A short self-assessment could help physicians pin down the cause of a patient’s ...

Trauma nurse, Luis DeRosa, left, with trauma surgeon Dr. Gabriel Ruiz and Dr. Nicholas Namias inside one of the new trauma units on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. The new trauma center at Jackson South ...

The health advocacy group Mental Health America collected four years of data from more than 161,000 people living with arthritis and other chronic pain. They found that nearly 80% of people who shared ...

The National EMS Academy in Lafayette has graduated a new class of Emergency Medical Technicians. These graduates are equipped with essential skills to provide critical care in their communities. The ...