Department of Emergency Medicine Archive — Page 13 of 13

Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter flying against a pale sky, photographed from below with its rotor blades in motion.
May 24, 2013

Preventable injuries filled Vanderbilt University Hospital last Memorial Day; Doctors urge safety on upcoming holiday

By Vanderbilt Health News
Medical staff in white coats and stethoscopes work together in a busy clinical setting; the central clinician wears purple gloves and handles a blue object.
May 9, 2013

Vanderbilt, country superstar Tim McGraw share important message regarding dangers of distracted driving

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is raising awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving through the newly released video for “Highway Don’t Care,” performed by Tim McGraw and featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Vanderbilt Police Chief August Washington addressed the Capitol Hill press corps March 5 about Senate Bill 1241, which would strip VUPD of its police powers. (John Russell/Vanderbilt)
March 6, 2013

Slovis, Washington speak on behalf of VUPD at Legislative Plaza

Police Chief August Washington and Corey Slovis, chairman of emergency medicine, headed to Legislative Plaza to voice opposition to a bill in the Tennessee State Legislature that threatens the ability of the Vanderbilt Police Department to protect the campus.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Smiling woman holds a book titled “BLACK & WHITE in a Multi-Colored America, Volume 1” outside an emergency department entrance.
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
Specimen collection cup with a green lid and yellow liquid, resting on crumpled plastic wrap. The label has fields for Date, Room No., Name, and Doctor.
November 8, 2012

Kidney woes during heart failure

Levels of the protein NGAL may be a good predictor of worsening kidney function in patients with acute heart failure.

By Leigh MacMillan
Hospital entrance with an ambulance parked outside, a red “ADULT EMERGENCY” sign with a right-pointing arrow, and a stop sign.
April 22, 2011

HealthGrades rates Emergency Department one of top in country

By Vanderbilt Health News