Emergency & Trauma

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VUMC part of team developing advanced life support technology for battlefield injured

Battlefield medics often have limited resources, time and expertise to provide life-sustaining, emergency care for those critically injured.

(file photo by Anne Rayner)

VUMC to study effect of breathing tube size on breathing, speaking, swallowing

Approximately 1% of the U.S. population — 2 to 3 million adults — experience critical illness requiring the placement of a breathing tube each year.

VUMC plays active role in training today’s military medical personnel

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is extensively involved in partnerships with the military that both assist individuals as they transition out of service to be civilian veterans and help active-duty military medical personnel maintain their critical skills needed during deployment.

Commodore spirit proves too much for superfan’s blood vessels

While most sports injuries happen on the field, one Vanderbilt football fan managed to score one in his own home the night Vanderbilt beat Alabama.

(courtesy of the Tennessee National Guard)

Q&A: Jeffrey Upperman on the need to emphasize the impact of disasters on children to improve responses, care

Jeffrey Upperman, a national leader in pediatric trauma and disaster preparedness, is among the authors of the Pediatric Disaster Science Series from the National Academy of Medicine that published in late September as scenes of Hurricane Helene’s devastation emerged across the Southeast, underscoring the need to formalize response, research and care efforts.

Participants from the Tennessee National Guard pose for a photo on the Vanderbilt LifeFlight helipad.

Event provides crucial trauma training for Tennessee National Guard personnel

The event featured specific resource-limited training for austere environments that military personnel may deploy to, such as treating fever in the tropics and using ventilators in emergency evacuations and transport

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