Comments on: 5 Big Trauma Scene Mistakes You Can Avoid

By: Menachem

Menachem — Sun, 08 May 2011 21:13:44 +0000

Hello from Israel,
For me #5 was the biggest. even though with us its stressed so much not just in training. but daily. As far as #2 goes Id like to tell you we are masters at that. The last bombing we had in Jerusalem about 1 month +- ago. The explosion was at 15:01. By 15:18 all of the 25 – 30 patients where in the Hospital. It was amazing to work and see.

By: Vijayan Parthasarthy

Vijayan Parthasarthy — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:45:36 +0000

Can consider C-Spine immobolization or stabilization while managing the Airway in Trauma victims.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:56:12 +0000

Very good article. I was really impressed by your knowledge and you made very valid points.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:48 +0000

Thanks for sharing what you know about the field. I’m gonna start volunteering as an emt and I find other people’s experience very useful. Thanks!

By: Steve Whitehead

Steve Whitehead — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:04:34 +0000

@Kane Being out there on the road is like being on the deck of an aircraft carrier or the edge of a cliff. We should treat it as such. I like the idea of using the wildland fire acronym LCES. Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes and Safety Zones. We should have them on every scene. Hey…that sounds like a good blog post.

By: Kane

Kane — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:31:28 +0000

Thanks for this important article Steve. Number 5 is the most pertinent for me. I often provide prehospital care at a motocross duty down here in Australia and scene safety is a constant issue with organisers who are more concerned with keeping their races on schedule for the day than the health of their riders or the safety of attending medical teams. A big effort is made when crossing the track/accessing the casualty initially, but all too often those bikes are still going round while initial assessment is commenced. Makes me want two sets of eyes sometimes.

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