Jessica Pasley

Fireworks (iStockphoto)
June 28, 2022

Family’s experience provides an example of the harm fireworks can cause

Vanderbilt doctors say fireworks injuries can require prolonged hospital stays and multiple surgeries and can result in amputation, stiffness and long-term impairment.

By Jessica Pasley
This year’s Project SEARCH graduates include, from left, Marley Washington, Alexis Alintah, Christel Womack, Kabrien Watts, Tristan Rose, Shane Smith, Charlize Houston, Sayer Freedman and Loretha Brown.
June 2, 2022

Project Search graduation

Nine participants of the Project SEARCH program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center celebrated the completion of their nine-month internship training on Friday, May 20, in the theater of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley
May 23, 2022

Injury prevention experts highlight ABCs of water safety as summer begins

Memorial Day weekend traditionally marks the start of summer. It is also when experts see an uptick in drowning and near drowning incidents.

“Drowning is a silent killer,” said Purnima Unni, MPH, program manager, Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley
May 19, 2022

ATV crashes are fourth leading cause of trauma admission at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By Jessica Pasley
Automated external defibrillator training provided by Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt was crucial to caring for high school student Linton Beck after he suffered a cardiac event while in class.
May 3, 2022

Teen’s life saved thanks to Children’s Hospital AED training program

When high school student Linton Beck suffered a cardiac event in class, his teachers knew just want to do thanks to automated external defibrillator training provided by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley
April 28, 2022

VUMC named BEST for Babies hospital by TDH

Vanderbilt University Medical Center once again was named as a BEST for Babies hospital by the Tennessee Department of Health.

By Jessica Pasley
April 26, 2022

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt/CDC investigate mysterious liver disease in children

Physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are collaborating with the CDC and other hepatologists around the country to help figure out the origins of a mysterious liver disease affecting children ages 1 month to 16 years old.
By Jessica Pasley
April 13, 2022

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: injury prevention experts warn of hazards for teens

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the message is clear — keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. “Motor vehicle crashes are the second leading cause of trauma admission to our hospital,” said Purnima Unni, MPH, CHES, Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program Manager at Children’s Hospital.
By Jessica Pasley
April 13, 2022

New milk bank to help feed babies in the NICU

The opening of Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee in Murfreesboro in 2021 will make providing the muchneeded resource easier.
By Jessica Pasley
April 7, 2022

Study explores parents’ reluctance to flu, COVID vaccines for children

Vanderbilt research found parents who are reluctant to vaccinate their children against the flu are more than five times as likely to decline the COVID-19 vaccine for their children.
By Jessica Pasley
March 31, 2022

Vanderbilt’s Duchenne Clinic first in Tennessee to be certified

The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clinic at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been recognized as a Certified Duchenne Care Center Program by the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, and is the only center in Tennessee to receive the distinction.
By Jessica Pasley
March 24, 2022

Celebrating six years of Seacrest Studios

Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently celebrated six years of providing programming for pediatric patients.
By Jessica Pasley