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The TOWAR team includes, from left, Sadia Laghari, MLS(ASCP); Mayur Patel, MD, MPH; Ashley Panas, MD, MPH; Allan B. Peetz, MD, MPH; Christy Kampe MAcc, CCRP, CIP; and April Johnson.
June 1, 2022

Trauma study aims to improve survival for bleeding patients

Emergency Medicine and Trauma Surgery researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are joining Vanderbilt LifeFlight in a Department of Defense (DOD)-funded clinical trial aimed at improving survival with resuscitation techniques used to keep patients alive after a traumatic injury.

By Craig Boerner
Man in a white shirt and green tie with a Vanderbilt logo stands in an emergency medical services setting, with ambulances and emergency personnel blurred in the background.
April 2, 2015

New center strengthens ties with area EMS personnel

A newly established center will serve as a central repository of Vanderbilt resources for the region’s emergency medical services (EMS) personnel.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Man operating a yellow patient-monitoring device beside a medical training mannequin in a clinical simulation room.
March 12, 2015

New simulation app enhances resuscitation skills training

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s resuscitation program is taking advantage of software technology to help teach lifesaving skills to health care providers who work in critical care.

By Kathy Whitney and Sarah Carpenter
Two emergency medical personnel stand between two white ambulances marked “GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA,” with “AMBULANCE” visible on the vehicles.
February 13, 2014

LifeFlight helps establish first EMS system in Guyana

Vanderbilt LifeFlight is helping the country of Guyana implement its first emergency medical services (EMS) system.

By Jerry Jones