Emergency & Trauma Archive — Page 1 of 13

LifeFlight Event Medicine also provides coverage at other events such as this summer’s CMA Fest, where Coy Abercrombie, AEMT, left, and Matt Fuson, CCP, were among team members working the downtown Nashville music festival.
June 5, 2026

Vanderbilt LifeFlight offers tips to avoid injury and illness at CMA Fest  

More than 100 Vanderbilt Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians, paramedics, registered nurses, nurse practitioners and doctors will work the four-day festival, putting in an anticipated 1,700 total hours.

June 5, 2026

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt joins transportation partners to promote e-bike safety

As the popularity of micromobility devices surges, E-Ride Ready aims to help parents better understand the risks associated with e-bikes and e-scooters.

May 8, 2026

Vanderbilt Health to open Acute Care Center

Access to the new center’s services will be limited to existing adult Vanderbilt Health patients referred by Vanderbilt Health clinicians. The center will not accept walk-up patients or referrals from providers outside the Vanderbilt Health system.

April 27, 2026

Vanderbilt Health clinicians seek to improve care for those with traumatic brain injuries

CBIS training covers the cognitive, psychological and social consequences of brain injury; behavioral approaches for managing challenging behaviors and promoting positive skills; and techniques for effectively working with families of individuals with brain injury.

April 27, 2026

Watching before scanning: Multicenter study shows observation can reduce CT use in children with abdominal trauma

CT scans have long been considered the gold standard for diagnosing internal abdominal injuries, but they carry risks.

April 14, 2026

Awards presented to Emergency Medicine chief resident James Jordano; incoming attending physician Leah Colucci  

The Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine announced that James Jordano, MD, and Leah B. Colucci, MD, MS, each received awards ahead of its 2026 academic assembly