Imagine a battlefield medic rushing up to a battered soldier. Now picture an emergency medical technician racing toward an overturned car off a rural road.… Read more
Category: emergency medicine
UPMC Doctors Awarded $12 Million Grant for Early-Intervention Hemorrhagic Shock Trial
A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC was recently awarded a grant from the Linking Investigators in Trauma and Emergency Services… Read more
UPMC Experts Launch Groundbreaking Blood Transfusion Program
Trapped in his car at the scene of an accident and waiting to be extricated, a patient was bleeding, severely. On May 4th, 2022, the… Read more
Emergency Medical Services and UPMC: Working Together To Answer The Call
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers are the first step in providing world-class care throughout UPMC’s system. “If there is not an effective partnership and teamwork… Read more
UPMC Children’s Trial Aims to Identify which IV Fluid is Best for Pediatric Sepsis
When a child arrives at an emergency department and the clinician suspects sepsis, one of the most important first treatments is to give fluid intravenously.… Read more