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Every year, Memorial Day becomes less and less of a national holiday
The acknowledgment of the sacrifice given by military veterans began even before the U.S. was a country
One medic suffered a serious leg injury and the other medic and firefighter suffered minor injuries; a patient on board died
鈥淲e called our rapid response here at the hospital but unfortunately they won鈥檛 respond to him because he鈥檚 out of the main medical building,鈥� the caller said at one point
Adam Hartswick was responding to a 2013 explosion in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. service members
He collapsed in the hospital cafeteria; staff followed procedure and called 911 but it took an ambulance a half hour to arrive
Mike Herdman鈥檚 official cause of death was listed as blunt-force injuries caused by falling from a cliff
Officials said the rescue effort for Mike Herdman will be scaled back after nine days of searching
Some treated themselves for shrapnel injuries, then returned to treat injured soldiers
For the last year he was Sgt. 1st Class with a National Guard MEDEVAC unit, transporting critically injured soldiers from the battlefield to field surgical teams and hospitals
Two burglars burst into his home and attacked him on Memorial day; he was left with a badly swollen, black eye and more than a dozen stitches
Knowing the type of amputation, ways to quickly control bleeding, and proper body part preservation can lead to an increase in survival rates
Lisa Hoffmann reflects on the new technology and other changes she witnessed during her 32-year career
Army combat medics are trained to provide medical assistance in combat situations and can provide trauma care that鈥檚 beyond the scope of civilian medics with EMS or EMT training
There are basically two types of tourniquets, each having different advantages
Combat and tactical wounds are susceptible to infection and incorporating antibiotic therapy into your tactical team鈥檚 arsenal is good medicine
TCCC is a framework developed and published by the U.S. Special Operations Command for delivering medical care in the tactical setting
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