MD, MPH, FACS, FAEMS
Dr. Alex Eastman
Smooth Handoffs That Improve Outcomes
The moments between an ambulance arrival and the start of definitive hospital treatment are some of the most critical. Having spent over twenty years working alongside EMS crews, SWAT medics, and hospital teams in Dallas, I have witnessed firsthand how a smooth...
How I Brought Trauma Surgeons onto Dallas SWAT Missions
In 2004, when I was a surgical resident at Parkland Memorial Hospital, I started asking myself a hard question: what really happens to trauma patients before they reach us? I had watched too many people roll through the doors still alive, but already beyond saving....
Tourniquets: Myths vs. Reality in Everyday Emergencies
Tourniquet Myths and Safe Use in Everyday Emergencies For most of my career, I have lived at the intersection of law enforcement and trauma surgery. Working with the Dallas Police Department and in the operating room, I have seen one simple tool decide whether a...