You're helping out as security personnel for your town’s 4th of July fireworks show to ensure people don’t get too close to the mortars being used. As the show is going on, one of the mortars flares up and you see one of the pyro technicians throw his arms up to protect his face and run …

“….but, medical training isn’t cool…” This is something we’ve heard many times over the last few years. However, recent events have shown us the importance of being proactive rather than being reactive. They’ve also shown us the extreme dangers which complacency and lack of situational awareness can …

Trauma and hypothermia. In a traumatic injury situation we need to be on the lookout for hypothermia. Hypothermia can set in rather quickly and you need to know the symptoms and what to do in case you see it because a trauma victim can become hypothermic even on a warm day.In a traumatic injury, los …