Emergency & Trauma

March 3, 2015

LifeFlight’s blood transfusion practices affirmed by new study

Research soon to be published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) shows that airlifted trauma victims who receive blood transfusions in the helicopter before arriving at a trauma center have a higher chance of survival.

By Jerry Jones
November 20, 2014

Study finds national decline in one type of serious heart attack

The most emergent form of heart attacks is decreasing nationwide, but this declining incidence could affect emergency departments’ quality and timeliness of care.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 18, 2014

Vanderbilt study finds nationwide decline in one type of serious heart attack

By VUMC News and Communications
June 12, 2014

Powers helped launch ‘Nighthawk’ imaging service

Vanderbilt’s Thomas Powers, M.D., has learned to see exceptionally well in the dark.

By Doug Campbell
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
February 7, 2013

Study tracks genes involved in heart rhythm disorders

A team led by Vanderbilt University investigators has discovered two new genes — both coding for the signaling protein calmodulin — associated with severe early-onset disorders of heart rhythm.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 17, 2013

Gunshot study inspires violence prevention program

This past fall, 150 sixth graders at Cameron College Prep middle school completed a violence prevention program that was the end result of an idea formed years before in a Vanderbilt University Medical Center operating room.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 17, 2013

New app takes emergency medicine information mobile

A Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine physician has created an application for smart phones and tablets to help emergency care providers stay on top of the latest research and newest treatment techniques.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 6, 2012

Emergency medicine efforts in Guyana lauded

Vanderbilt’s Department of Emergency Medicine recently received a Commendation Award for its decade-long efforts to establish an Emergency Medicine program and department at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation in Guyana.
By Craig Boerner
November 29, 2012

Late ED nurse’s book celebrates cultural diversity

It was, everyone agreed, a horrific end to a beautiful life.
By Wayne Wood
July 18, 2011

NIH grant bolsters emergency medicine research training

By VUMC News and Communications
April 22, 2011

HealthGrades rates Emergency Department one of top in country

By VUMC News and Communications
February 11, 2008

Vanderbilt’s Emergency Department to Test All Adult Patients for HIV

This month, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will begin routine and rapid HIV testing of all adults seen in the Emergency Department unless they "opt out" of the procedure.
By Bill Snyder
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