EMS

Cooper EMS Supervisor Helping in Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

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Cooper EMS supervisor, Dave Taylor, left for Texas on Tuesday August 29 as part of the Pennsylvania Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), part of the National Disaster Medical System. Dave’s DMAT team is composed of physicians, nurses, EMTs, paramedics, and pharmacists and is a self-contained mobile hospital, tasked with providing medical care to hurricane survivors. They are current operating in the Houston/Beaumont area providing disaster relief. Read more.

Cooper Trauma Surgeon on Good Day Philadelphia to Talk About “Stop the Bleed”

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Dr. Joshua P. Hazelton, Attending Surgeon with the Cooper Trauma Center, appeared on FOX 29’s Good Day Philadelphia program this morning to talk about “Stop the Bleed.”


 
“The first thing you want to do is direct pressure to the wound with gloves if you have gloves, of course, for safety. The next thing you want to do is get a tourniquet… what we want to do is get the tourniquet above the wound, between the wound and the heart. Read more.

Trauma Awareness Month: Become a Hero, Save a Life

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Cooper Offers Free “Stop the Bleed” Training to Organizations and Groups

Would you know how to “Stop the Bleed” if your loved one had a deep laceration causing severe bleeding?

Cooper University Health Care’s EMS Outreach coordinators, in collaboration with the Cooper Trauma Department, will offer free Stop the Bleed training to community organizations, businesses, or agencies as part of a national initiative aimed at putting knowledge gained by first responders and the military into the hands of the public to help save lives during times of disaster. Read more.

Cooper Trauma Center Provides $10,000 for Purchase of Tourniquets For Camden County Police Department as Part of “Stop the Bleed” Education and Training

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The Trauma Center at Cooper University Health Care recently purchased $10,000 worth of tourniquets which will be distributed to all officers in the Camden County Police Department in conjunction with specialized bleeding control training they received from Cooper’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team.

Group shot -- Trauma-EMS tourniquets

Members of the Cooper EMS and Cooper Trauma Center with the tourniquets: Jamie Eisele, RN, trauma nursing; Stacey Staman, pediatric trauma program coordinator; Craig French, Cooper EMS medical coordination director; Brian Collins, EMS outreach coordinator; John Chovanes, MD, trauma surgeon; Joe McNamee, trauma technician; Mary LaChant, RN, associate trauma program coordinator; Lori Lodge, director of Cooper trauma program; and John Porter, MD, medical director for trauma services at Cooper and director of South Jersey’s only state-designated Level I Trauma Center.

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Cooper University Health Care Delivers on Promise to Improve EMS Services to City of Camden

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In 2016, Cooper EMS responded to nearly 10 percent more calls and responded within eight-minutes on more than 90 percent of ALS calls meeting a national benchmark. In addition, Cooper EMS provided additional community outreach, education, and training services to local residents and emergency professionals.

Dr. Hong Recognized as New Jersey’s 2009 Outstanding EMS Physician

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Rick Hong, M.D., has been recognized as New Jersey's 2009 Outstanding EMS Physician. This recognition, given by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Emergency Services, honors a physician who has made the most positive impact and contribution to prehospital care in the state of New Jersey. Dr. Hong received numerous nominations for this honor.