Jessica Pasley
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June 28, 2022
After an explosion almost cost her son his hand, one mother has a warning about the danger of fireworks: “They are explosives. They are dangerous.”
"No one ever expects something to happen to your own child." -
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. -
June 15, 2022
Don’t leave them even for a minute — keep children from dying in a hot car
Every year dozens of children die of heatstroke after being left, often accidentally, in a hot car -
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. -
May 26, 2022
“Had he not had on his helmet, we probably would have been planning his funeral”
Children's Hospital safety expert makes clear: on bikes, skateboards or ATVs, helmets protect the brain -
May 23, 2022
Injury prevention experts highlight ABCs of water safety as summer begins
Drowning doesn’t look like the dramatic splashing or shouting that’s often depicted in movies or TV shows. It is silent.