Spine trauma injuries in infants and toddlers differ significantly from spine injuries in older children, according to a recent study from the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. The study examined 206 children treated at a Level I pediatric trauma center. Infants and toddlers (ages 0 to 3) were much more likely than older children (ages 4…
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Vicis, a venture-backed startup company in Seattle, is developing a football helmet that will protect players against traumatic brain injury, according to GeekWire. Today’s polycarbonate football helmets are based on designs developed in the 70s. According to Vicis, while these helmets protect against skull fracture, they do not adequately mitigate the forces likely to cause…
Indiana University Health recently donated 1,500 tourniquets to the Indiana State Police. The donation was made during the annual IU Health Orthopedic Trauma Symposium, which took place November 7 in Indianapolis. IU Health Methodist Hospital is the state’s largest Level I trauma center. Col. Mark French (pictured above) accepted the donation on behalf of the…
Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., overwhelmingly approved a proposition last week that allows the Maricopa Integrated Health System to make critical upgrades to its Level I trauma center. Voters approved Proposition 480, a $935 million bond measure, by 63% to 37%. The funding will be used to upgrade Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix. The public…
A clinical trial using human neural stem cells for the treatment of cervical spinal cord injury is beginning at the Miller School of Medicine. The University of Miami institution is associated with the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Medical Center, a Level I adult and pediatric trauma center. The Pathway Study is the first…
Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., was recently re-designated as a Level III trauma center by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Unit of Emergency Medical Services. “The multidisciplinary, systematic approach to care within our trauma system is key and was favorably commented on more than once during the on-site review,”…
Quality of care and patient outcomes at a Level I trauma center in Germany remain consistent for patients admitted during “business hours” and those treated after hours, according to a recent paper in the Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. Researchers at University Hospital Regensburg studied 394 patients with multiple trauma. Patients were…
Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., saw a decrease in the number of motorcycle-related trauma admissions during this year’s Biktoberfest, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report. The hospital admitted 11 injured riders during this year’s four-day motorcycle event, compared to 15 admissions during the 2013 gathering. Kevin Captain, trauma program manager at…
Colorado Canyons Hospital & Medical Center in Fruita, Colo., was recently designated as a Level IV trauma center by the Colorado Department of Public Health. Colorado Canyons is part of the state’s Northwest Regional Emergency Medical and Trauma Advisory Council. The hospital is approximately 10 miles northwest of Grand Junction, location of St. Mary’s Hospital,…
Accrediting new Level II and Level III trauma centers reduced the trauma patient census at a Level I trauma center in Pennsylvania, according to a research brief publishing this month in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. However, the mortality rate of patients at the Level I center decreased. The study examined 10…