Emergency & Trauma Archive — Page 3 of 13
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March 12, 2025
Lis Henley wins L. Gale Allen President’s Leadership Award at Mid-Winter Conference for Tennessee Ambulance Service Association
The award is presented to an individual who provides exemplary service and support to emergency medical services in Tennessee. -
March 7, 2025
Vanderbilt Health hosts intensive trauma course for military medical personnel
The course provides training for military medical personnel working in deployed environments, military treatment facilities, and Level 1 trauma treatment facilities. -
February 28, 2025
New education course launched to improve stroke identification and care
This class is one of the first of its kind offered in the region that blends online learning with hands-on practical application for staff to employ best practices to reduce stroke mortality and morbidity. -
February 18, 2025
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is consulting people in the Nashville area about participating in a study to investigate using fresh frozen plasma to treat traumatic brain injury
The goal of the research is to determine if this treatment reduces the amount their brain lesion (brain bruise) grows and leads to better long-term brain function. -
February 14, 2025
Emergency department hosts first VUMC EM Family Day
Family and friends of emergency physicians and administrative staff were invited to experience a day in the life of an emergency physician. -
January 28, 2025
New Vanderbilt Health program aims to improve efficiency, quality of ‘unplanned care’
Unplanned care refers to medical care arising from unexpected health issues that require immediate or urgent attention. -
January 17, 2025
Vanderbilt University Hospital reverified as Level 1 adult trauma center
Trauma patients come to VUH from a region covering 80,000 square miles, and approximately 9,400 acute trauma patients are treated at the hospital annually.