Triage
Explore why START triage remains a go-to system for efficient MCI response and field prioritization
NOLA EMS Chief Bill Salmeron shares the inside story of how his team handled one of the most intense incidents in recent New Orleans history
A fast-moving apartment fire in East Orange injured 38 people and displaced dozens of residents, requiring multiple rescues
A chain-reaction crash involving up to 17 vehicles — including a semi-truck — shut down southbound Highway 99 in Fresno County as dense fog dropped visibility to 10–15 feet
Fourteen people were injured when a Route 54 Houston METRO bus was hit and veered off the McGowen Street overpass
40 people were killed and about 115 injured in the Crans-Montana blaze, with authorities sending critically burned patients to specialty centers in neighboring countries
Gunfire erupted during a child’s birthday celebration at a Stockton banquet hall, leaving four, ages 8, 9, 14 and 21, dead
First Capital EMS providers Pierce Ragland and Dan Medford raced to the scene of an officer down call that left three York County detectives dead
A bus carrying teens and young adults from Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Ana overturned on a winding San Bernardino Mountain highway, injuring 26 and sending 20 to hospitals
In a rain-soaked, full-scale exercise, UNCG students triaged “victims,” staffed field tents and coordinated with EMS
Eight children were among those injured in the Bladensburg hit-and-run crash
Gunfire erupted outside the St Helena Island bar during a packed alumni event before dawn Sunday
In downtown Montgomery, rival gunmen opened fire after the Tuskegee–Morehouse game
Hennepin EMS official said the police’s swift, accurate tally of victims let medics move the wounded quickly to three hospitals
Volunteer “patients” with mock injuries, victims of a simulated bleacher collapse, helped University of Iowa’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital rehearse rapid triage and stabilization protocols
A gunman opened fire outside Reno’s Grand Sierra Resort, killing three and injuring three more before being shot by polic
The initiative has equipped bystanders across 141 countries and all 50 states with the skills to stop life-threatening hemorrhage before EMS arrival
We train extensively on blunt trauma and GSWs, but stab wounds also present a real danger for patients
The attack killed 14 people, including an 18-year-old who had ambitions of becoming a nurse; authorities initially put the death toll at 15, which included the suspect
Snow, fog, smoke and dust: 4 tips for operating in dangerous roadway conditions
Howard County Fire and Rescue personnel transported patients to several hospitals after an isolated food poisoning incident in Jessup
EMS providers will be called upon to mitigate the effects of bombings and other incidents involving the use of explosive devices
Seven years after the Route 91 Harvest Festival MCI, a paramedic reflects on a frightening moment, and the lessons learned
Oscar Monterossa served in the U.S. Army for four years as a combat medic, but it was the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting where the paramedic felt most vulnerable
Birmingham police search for suspects in a fatal shooting in the city’s entertainment district
Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul signed bills regarding insurance and treat in place, and whole blood use by ground ambulances
First responders in Apache Junction transported 10 patients to hospitals
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