Blast Injuries: Fact Sheets for Professionals

Blasts or explosions can cause numerous casualties with complex, technically challenging injuries not commonly seen. To address this issue, the CDC has developed fact sheets for health care providers that provide detailed information on the treatment of blast injuries.

Get the facts on the CDC's Blast Injuries: What Clinicians Need to Know webpages.

New "Health and Safety" fact sheets provide key messages for the general public and emergency care community to use in immediate response to a blast event.

Listen to the Blast Injuries: What Clinicians Need to Know podcast by Dr. Richard C. Hunt, Director of the CDC's Division of Injury Response. Dr. Hunt provides a brief overview on how to respond and care for people injured by an explosion or blast event.

Transfer of Care Reporting Program

This online video was created to provide standardized training in the use of the Transfer of Care reporting program as required by NRS 450B.795.

Visit the Transfer of Care webpage to complete the training.

2007 BLS/ILS/ALS Protocol Video

The BLS/ILS/ALS Protocol Video was created to inform you of the changes made to the BLS/ILS/ALS Protocl Manual.

Visit the BLS/ILS/ALS Protocol Video webpage to view the video.

Spinal Immobilization Protocol

The Spinal Immobilization Protocol Video was developed to help educate licensed ALS providers on the protocol as outlined in the updated BLS/ILS/ALS Protocol Manual.

Visit the Spinal Immobilization Protocol webpage to view the video.

Weapons of Mass Destruction Training

All certified/licensed EMTs must complete a course of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction.

Visit the Weapons of Mass Destruction webpage for more information and to complete the training.

Excited Delirium Training

All licensed Emergency Medical Services & Trauma System personnel are required to complete the Excited Delirium testing.

Visit the Excited Delirium Training webpage for more information and to complete the training.