Emergency & Trauma Archive — Page 9 of 13
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May 25, 2021
Allen named chief of new emergency radiology section
Laveil Allen, MD, assistant professor of Clinical Radiology, has been named chief of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences’ new Emergency Radiology section. -
May 13, 2021
Research explores how people with traumatic brain injury have adapted to the pandemic
The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences has conducted research to better understand how individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers think the findings may apply to many disability populations in future crises. -
May 11, 2021
Canavan family gift to support VUMC Trauma Team
On April 7, 2017, a devastating car crash sent Owen Canavan to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Intensive Care Unit, and he credits the medical team for saving his life. -
April 22, 2021
Organ donor’s impact continues to live on in others
Ninety-one people gave the gift of life as deceased organ donors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2020, and behind every one of them is a story. This is the story of Evan Snider, 19, of Franklin, Tennessee. -
March 26, 2021
U.S. Army and Vanderbilt University Medical Center formalize trauma training program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is becoming an official site of the U.S. Army Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training (AMCT3), formalizing a longstanding relationship between the two entities that is built on a history of collaborative success. -
March 25, 2021
VUMC is regional center of care for treating rare brachial plexus injuries
Delvonte Mayberry was riding his motorcycle in his hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee, when a motorist pulled in front of him, sending him flipping over the vehicle. Mayberry was airlifted in critical condition to Vanderbilt University Medical Center via LifeFlight. -
July 22, 2020
LifeFlight adds NPs, physicians to expand flight crew
Patients treated and transported by Vanderbilt LifeFlight are now receiving a higher level of care thanks to the credentialing of more than 20 flight nurses as nurse practitioners and the addition of a flight physician at several LifeFlight bases.