The recent mass casualty shooting events in the United States have had a profound effect
on all segments of society. The medical, law enforcement, fire/rescue, and EMS communities …

To determine if a fast-track area (FTA) would improve Emergency Department (ED) performance,
a historical cohort study was performed in the ED of a tertiary care adult hospital in the …

We sought evidence of hypercoagulability in 59 seriously injured trauma patients. An extended
coagulation profile (consisting of tissue plasminogen activator antigen concentration, …

The Boston Emergency Medical Service system was studied to determine the effects of
Advanced Life Support (ALS) prehospital trauma care compared to Basic Life Support (BLS) …

One hundred seventy-eight endotracheal intubations by paramedics were reviewed
prospectively during a nine-month period; 149 patients (83.7%) had medical conditions, and 29 (…

Background The Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) course was developed
as a model for teaching operative trauma techniques to surgical residents, fellows, and …

Background An analysis of past events helped to inform the Hartford Consensus. Notable
occurrences include: d The 1999 Columbine High School shooting in which 2 senior students …

Mass murder through active shooter and explosive events has been at the forefront of our
news. Despite improvements in both law enforcement tactics and emergency trauma care, …

The role of CT scanning as an adjunct to plain roentgenograms of the cervical spine was
reviewed in acutely injured blunt trauma patients. Following institution of a protocol to evaluate …

METHODS On behalf of the Hartford Consensus, the lead author engaged Langer Research
Associates 7 to conduct a national survey of the public regarding bleeding control. Initial …