Emergency & Trauma Archive — Page 7 of 14

Cropped grayscale view of a shirtless young man holding his lower back, with a red glow highlighting the painful area.
December 6, 2023

Study connects patients who visit the ED with acute flare-ups of chronic back pain with remote integrative health coaching program

Vanderbilt will pilot an eight-session remote integrative health coaching program for patients who visit the emergency department with acute flare-ups of chronic low back pain.

By Danny Bonvissuto
The Ukrainian medical team included, from left, Serhii Sudakevych, MD, Borys Todurov, MD, Igor Kuzmych, MD, Sofia Chaikovska, MD, and Mykola Melnyk, MD. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
November 27, 2023

Ukrainian doctors again visit VUMC to observe organ transplants and protocols

For the second year, a delegation of doctors from Ukraine recently visited Vanderbilt University Medical Center to observe organ transplants and protocols.

By Matt Batcheldor
Sydney Meneese, 9, creates a wrap with gauze. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
November 21, 2023

Future is NOW Nashville launches in the community

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Acute Care Surgery launched the first session of the Future is NOW (Non-violent Options Win) Nashville on Nov. 4.  

By Kylie Avery
Four men sit on chairs at the front of a lecture hall during a panel discussion, with an audience seated in the foreground.
November 3, 2023

Panel discussion on firearms regulation allows chance for direct communication

By Vanderbilt Health News
Illustration of red blood cells interspersed with smaller spherical cells in a dark red bloodstream.
October 24, 2023

VUMC seeks public input on blood-clotting agent study

Researchers at Vanderbilt are considering participation in an international study to examine if a blood-clotting medication given to adults with major bleeding or in need of urgent surgery or an invasive procedure can improve survival.

By Craig Boerner
Megan Grahn stands with her arms crossed in a clinical room, wearing a gray Vanderbilt University Medical Center shirt and a stethoscope.
September 29, 2023

How to prepare for a medical emergency: A paramedic’s 10 things you need to know before the ambulance is on the way

Most people do not know what to expect when calling 911. Here is guidance from someone who knows.

By Megan Grahn