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The War on Trauma

Terrorism, whether it originates domestically or outside our borders, produces the very real threat of school shootings and other mass-casualty incidents that are in many ways similar to combat. EMS systems must be prepared to respond to such incidents with the right tactics and the right tools—many of which were developed on the frontlines of the War on Terror.

This supplement, which is sponsored by North American Rescue, Inc., presents proven concepts, techniques and products from military trauma care that have immediate application to civilian EMS.

Forward Thinking REQUIRED

...But what you don’t know is that terrorists have walked unabated into a middle school near your station, forced 1,800 students and teachers into the auditorium and killed several hostages who resisted their takeover.

A.J. Heightman

Terror in America's Schools

America is a nation at war. That’s a reality, not political rhetoric. And some of the battles in that war are going to be fought on American soil—in our communities, among our homes and loved ones.

John Giduck

The Origins of EMS in Military Medicine

“It is appropriate that experience during unavoidable ‘epidemics of trauma’ be exploited in improving our national capability to provide better surgical and medical care for our citizens.”

Daved van Stralen, MD

From the Battlefield to Our Streets

In 1996, a revolutionary concept occurred in military medicine...

Dr. Jeffrey Cain

Appropriate Prehospital Tourniquet Use

Few medical topics invoke as much passionate debate as the use of tourniquets to control traumatic hemorrhage.

Dr. Jeffrey Cain

Optimal Tourniquet Engineering Features

Optimal tourniquet engineering features are explored.

Dr. Jeffrey Cain

Tourniquet First!

Few issues in the long and colorful history of medicine have generated as much controversy and confusion as the use of tourniquets to arrest severe extremity hemorrhage.

Gerard S. Doyle, MD, MPH | Peter P. Taillac, MD, FACEP

The Stress Paradox

A trauma surgeon was recently involved in a case where stress affected his ability to perform a tracheotomy. The case involved a tactical team officer, who was brought to the ED with a gunshot wound that required an emergency tracheotomy.

Bruce Siddle