EMS Week: Save a life day!
Today is save a life day, something YOU do every...single...day of your profession. Some days your life is like a grand slow motion action-Bayhem-movie scene, with mangled cars, severely injured patients, and you, the prehospital provider are the one of the heroes of the scene with dramatic slow motion camera angles focused on you. (If you're unsure of what Bayhem is, check out the vid below and you'll get it REAL quick)
But alas, not all days are as action filled. Some days, its the little things that make the biggest difference...like tourniquets! Well, our very good friend, Dr. Scott Goldberg (@EMS_Boston) is quite passionate about this device and wanted to speak to highlight one of the Prehospital Emergency Care Journal's manuscripts concerning tourniquets.
Our tourniquet expert, Dr. Scotty G of that small institution in Boston called Harvard :P.
Dr. Goldberg sat down with the lead author, Dr. Scerbo, to discuss her manuscript: Safety and Appropriateness of Tourniquets in 105 Civilians.
THE Dr. Michelle Scerbo.
It's a true reminder that this simple maneuver with this little doohickeys can be a safe way to save a life. So check out this discussion here for EMS Week day 4: Save a Life day. Happy #EMSWeek to all our EMS providers, be safe, stay #EMSstrong, and continue doing what you do best: Saving lives. Thank you for all you do.