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Kari Haley

MD
EM/EMS Physician
Regions Hospital

Dr. Kari Haley is an emergency medicine physician and EMS medical director in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She is the medical director of several EMS agencies as well as the program director for the Regions EMS Fellowship and has trained multiple physicians in the specialty of EMS. She has nearly a decade of experience in EMS and has worked with small volunteer agencies to large urban fire-based systems. Dr. Haley completed her medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin as well as her emergency medicine residency. She completed her EMS Fellowship at Regions Hospital.

2026 Sessions

Blades, Breakaways, and Backboards: Managing On-Ice Emergencies in Professional Hockey

Yes, I understand

This presentation equips EMS professionals with a focused understanding of the unique challenges of managing medical emergencies in the fast-paced, high-impact setting of professional hockey. Drawing on firsthand experience as an EMS physician for the Minnesota Wild (NHL) and Minnesota Frost (PWHL), the session highlights practical, evidence-based approaches to effective on-ice emergency care.

Participants will explore the full spectrum of acute injuries and time-critical scenarios encountered in hockey including cervical spine trauma, blunt thoracic injuries, facial and airway compromise, lacerations, orthopedic injuries, and cardiac events. Emphasis will be placed on safe patient access and extrication on ice, coordinated team-based response with athletic trainers and arena medical staff, and procedural considerations within the constraints of hockey gear, rink layout, and game operations.

Co-Presenter (2 Presenters)

Friday, October 02 9:45–10:45 AM
Room W331 A
Clinical Paramedicine
Faculty

Kari Haley

MD
EM/EMS Physician
Regions Hospital

Dr. Kari Haley is an emergency medicine physician and EMS medical director in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She is the medical director of several EMS agencies as well as the program director for the Regions EMS Fellowship and has trained multiple physicians in the specialty of EMS. She has nearly a decade of experience in EMS and has worked with small volunteer agencies to large urban fire-based systems. Dr. Haley completed her medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin as well as her emergency medicine residency. She completed her EMS Fellowship at Regions Hospital.

Faculty

Haley Taormina

MD
EMS/EM Physician
Regions/Health Partners

Dr. Taormina grew up in rural Illinois where she started her career in EMS. Dr. Taormina completed her medical training at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, followed by University of Wisconsin where she was chief resident. Dr. Taormina completed her EMS fellowship at Regions in 2023. She is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and EMS. Currently, she is employed as a clinical faculty member at Regions hospital and serves as an assistant medical director with Regions EMS, associate program director for the Regions EMS Fellowship, and as an associate medical director for LifeLink III. She has special interests in EMS education, prehospital ultrasound, tactical EMS, sports medicine, and event medicine.
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