Level 1 trauma centers must have access to pediatric trauma surgeons, specialized pediatric equipment and year-round, 24-hour pediatric intensive care units.
School has been out for many this week and local hillsides have been covered with snow and ice - perfect for sledding, but a Carilion nurse urges sledders of all ages to think safety first. Tanya ...
“You go at an increased speed, so ice reduces friction, so sleds accelerate quicker. Higher speed means collisions and falls ...
NEW ORLEANS – Manning Family Children’s has received notification by the American College of Surgeons following a virtual ...
Emergency medical providers from across northwest Colorado gathered in Meeker last week for advanced trauma training focused ...
Children initially treated at trauma centers with the highest level of preparedness to care for children, called pediatric readiness, are significantly less likely to die than those initially treated ...
As a pediatric surgeon and director of the Trauma Program at Children’s of Alabama, Robert Russell, M.D., MPH, cares for the youngest, smallest, and most innocent patients of Alabama. A professor in ...
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American College of Surgeon (ACS) Committee on Trauma has verified Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel as a Level 1 pediatric trauma center, making it ...