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LifeBridge Health’s Center for Hope Launches Red Desk Project As Call-to-Action to Prevent Child Homicide

May 5, 2021 sarah Jonas ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Advocacy, Awareness, Child, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Children, Community, Crisis, Domestic Violence, Exposure, Family Violence, Homicide, Hospital, Prevention, public art, Public Health, Trauma, Trauma Prevention, Violence

In a powerful call-to-action to prevent child homicides, LifeBridge Health’s Center for Hope created a moving public art display: 111 red school desks on the lawn of Sinai Hospital. Each desk represents a child killed in the City of Baltimore over the past six years. The Red Desk Project is designed to sound the alarm and raise public awareness about the dramatic increase in child homicide in Baltimore City year over year and the effects these homicides have on the entire community, including other children.

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Increased tourniquet use has saved lives in Los Angeles County

April 22, 2021 sarah Jonas bleeding control, Stop the Bleed, Surgery, tourniquet, Trauma, Trauma Center

Tourniquet use has been consistently increasing in Los Angeles County since 2015 and is significantly associated with improved patient survival.

U.S. Army to train military healthcare personnel at UChicago Medicine’s Level 1 trauma center

April 16, 2021 sarah Jonas Community Violence, Trauma, U.S. Army, University of Chicago Medicine

The University of Chicago Medicine will become the latest premier trauma training site for U.S. Army physicians, nurses and medics ahead of their deployments in a unique partnership that seeks to share knowledge and experience.

Managing the stress of new traumatic events during the pandemic

April 1, 2021 sarah Jonas COVID-19, mass shootings, Pandemic, pandemic stress, Stress, Trauma

Keck Medicine of USC experts address how traumatic occurrences affect us even more in the age of COVID-19, and how people can cope with anxiety and fear.

Childhood Car Crash Inspires UC San Diego Alumni to Donate to Pediatric Research

March 29, 2021 sarah Jonas Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatry, PTSD, QUALITY OF LIFE, Trauma, Traumatic Injury

UC San Diego alumni make a gift of $1 million towards first-of-its-kind pediatric research. The Cathy and Richard Tryon Pediatric Facial/Psychological Trauma Research Fund will support research at UC San Diego to benefit pediatric patients who have suffered from traumatic facial deformities.

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Predicting who may do best with psychedelic-assisted therapy

March 22, 2021 sarah Jonas Anxiety, LSD, Mental Health, Mood Disorders, personality traits, psilocybin, Substance Use Disorders, Trauma

A new research review identifies personality traits that have been associated with positive and negative experiences on psychedelics being tested for therapeutic purposes in previous studies, information that could help predict how future clinical trial participants will respond to the drugs.

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Study Finds Lower Dose of Ketamine Equally Effective in Reducing Pain

March 10, 2021 sarah Jonas Pain Relief, Trauma

A new Loyola Medicine study found that reducing the standard dose of IV-administered ketamine in half is as effective as the larger, standard dose in reducing pain in adults.

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Modified pain management strategy reduces opioid exposure to trauma patients, study shows

January 21, 2021 sarah Jonas Clinical Trial, Opioid, pain, Trauma

A pain management regimen comprised mostly of over-the-counter medication reduced opioid exposure in trauma patients while achieving equal levels of pain control, according to a new study by physician-researchers at UTHealth.

Helping children and youth cope with the crisis at the U.S. Capitol

January 8, 2021 sarah Jonas Children, Trauma, Youth

When children and youth see violence, riots, unrest and confusing images on social media or television news, they can feel

Mount Sinai Health System Launches Center for Psychedelic Research

January 7, 2021 sarah Jonas Ecstasy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, MDMA, Mount Sinai Health System, PTSD, Trauma, Trauma Research

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new center for psychedelics research. The Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research pursues a multipronged clinical and research approach to discovering novel and more efficacious therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and other stress-related conditions in the veteran and civilian population.

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Repeated Ketamine Infusions Reduce Symptom Severity in Individuals With Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

January 5, 2021 sarah Jonas Ketamine, PTSD, Trauma

Study offers a key finding in the development of a promising treatment

Program Expansion to Address Increase of Impaired Driving During Global COVID-19 Pandemic

December 21, 2020 sarah Jonas covid 19, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Primary Care, Trauma

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will expand a statewide program to prevent driving under the influence of alcohol, cannabis and prescription drugs.

Indiana University expert available to discuss how to set realistic expectations for 2021 after traumatic year

December 17, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, New Years resolutions, Pandemic, Trauma

The new year is often seen as a time for closure and a fresh start, but the raging COVID-19 pandemic

Bringing harmony to chaos: UTHealth trauma surgeon repairs lives

December 2, 2020 sarah Jonas ARDS, covid, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Trauma

By the time first responders rushed the patient to Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann-TMC, life was already slipping away through a stab wound in the neck. The goal of the team: resuscitate and transfer the patient to the operating room, where Laura J. Moore, MD, with UTHealth, would reconstruct his severed blood vessels.

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Preventing Physician Burnout Calls for a “Career-long” Approach

December 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Trauma

Physician wellness interventions vary widely and have yielded mixed results. This model would normalize and validate the full range of emotional reactions to occupational stress, acknowledge the universal emotional challenges and effects of patient care and empower physicians to self-identify distress, seek support and assert their needs individually and as a professional community

LifeBridge Health Launches Innovative New Center for Hope, Comprehensive Violence Intervention and Prevention Services Integrated Together Under One Roof

November 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Abuse, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Advocacy, Child Abuse, child abuse awareness, Child Abuse Prevention, Child Maltreatment, Children, Community, Community Violence, Comprehensive, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse, Elder abuse prevention, Family, Healing, interpersonal violence, Intervention, Multidisciplinary, Partnership, Police, Prevention, Recovery, Resilience, Resiliency, Sexual Violence, Trauma, Violence, Violence Against Children

LifeBridge Health launched the Center for Hope, the first comprehensive violence intervention and prevention center in the nation that is part of a large regional health system. The Center for Hope brings together LifeBridge Health services around child abuse, domestic abuse and elder abuse along with community violence prevention programs, including a new Safe Streets site. The building design, which will be revealed at groundbreaking event, was created to welcome children, youth and adults into a space that fosters hope, safety and wellness, including an outdoor area for therapeutic play. The purpose of the Center for Hope is to advance hope, healing and resilience for those impacted by trauma, abuse and violence through comprehensive response, treatment, education and prevention.

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New study reveals disturbing surge in violent injuries during stay-at-home orders

November 9, 2020 sarah Jonas firearm injuries, Surgery, Trauma

The social isolation brought on by stay-at-home orders (SAHO) issued in the early phase of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have a deadly and dangerous side effect: an increase in intentional penetrating injuries, especially firearm violence.

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Trauma Hospitalizations Fall in Philly During COVID-19 Lockdown, But Gun Violence Rises

November 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency Medicine, Gun Violence, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Trauma

Non-intentional trauma fell compared to the period before COVID this year, but ratios of gun violence patients increased after stay-at-home orders were implemented, and were high compared to the same timeframe in previous years

Nurse Veteran Applies Lessons from Vietnam to PTSD in Today’s Healthcare Workforce

October 27, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, Mental Health, Military Nurses, Nursing, PTSD, Trauma

Joan Furey’s studies of military nurses can educate and guide the treatment of healthcare workers traumatized by COVID-19.

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Exploring the golden hour: Delays in trauma treatment linked to disability and death

October 6, 2020 sarah Jonas Trauma

Some clinicians consider that after a traumatic injury, patients are most likely to survive if they receive medical treatment within one hour—the so-called “golden hour.”

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University of Pittsburgh Trauma Experts Aim to Reduce Deaths by Providing Blood-Clotting Agent

October 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Critical Care, Emergency, Emergency Medicine, Trauma

The study found the drug can help the most severely injured trauma patients.

Winston-Salem trauma surgeon Dr. J. Wayne Meredith installed as the 101st President of the American College of Surgeons

October 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Medicine, Surgery, Thoracic, Trauma

J. Wayne Meredith, MD, FACS, MCCM, an esteemed trauma, thoracic, and critical care surgeon from Winston-Salem, N.C., was installed this evening for a one-year term as the 101st President of the American College Surgeons (ACS).

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New artificial intelligence models show potential for predicting outcomes in trauma and liver transplantation

October 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Artificial Intelligence, Surgery, Transplantation, Trauma

New applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care settings have shown early success in improving survival and outcomes in traffic accident victims transported by ambulance and in predicting survival after liver transplantation.

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Study reveals element in blood is part of human — and hibernating squirrel — stress response

October 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Emergency Medicine, heart attack recovery, Sepsis, Suspended Animation, Trauma

A new study published in the journal Critical Care Explorations shows for the first time that part of the stress response in people and animals involves increasing the levels of a naturally circulating element in blood. The discovery demonstrates a biological mechanism that rapidly responds to severe physiologic stress and potentially serves to protect us from further damage due to life-threatening conditions.

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Can Mobile Technology Offer New Pathways to Improve Recovery For Patients Who Experience Serious Traumatic Injuries?

September 29, 2020 sarah Jonas injury science, Penn Nursing, Trauma, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Serious traumatic injuries are a health event that can begin a trajectory toward chronic health and social challenges. Research on patient outcomes following traumatic injuries establishes the pervasive nature of injuries’ long-term consequences in physical, psychological, social and economic well-being, which may persist months and even years after an injury hospitalization. In light of this research, emerging interventions have targeted enhanced and coordinated healthcare services to support recovery and address patients’ long-term rehabilitative needs.

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Falling Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Orthopaedic Trauma

September 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Medicare, Orthopaedic Surgery, orthopaedic trauma, Reimbursement, Trauma

The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopaedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third over the past two decades, reports a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

UChicago Medicine joins BOOST-3 national trial to investigate treatments for traumatic brain injuries

September 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Chicago, Clinical Research, Emergency Medicine, Head Injury, Head Trauma, Health Equity, Informed Consent, Level 1 Trauma Center, Medical Research, TBI, Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, University of Chicago Medicine

As part of nationwide study to improve trauma care for severe brain injuries, researchers at UChicago Medicine are working to engage South Side residents and ensure representation among underrepresented communities.

FAST Moves Towards Nationwide Implementation, Starting with Online Trainings

August 31, 2020 sarah Jonas AI, FAST, Homeland Security, Science And Technology, Trauma

More than 250 high school teachers across the nation participated in certification training to become provisional instructors

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GUNSHOT INJURIES IN CALIFORNIA DROP, BUT PERCENTAGE OF FIREARM DEATHS GOES UP

August 26, 2020 sarah Jonas California, Firearm, firearm injuries, Firearm Violence Prevention, Gun Safety, Gun Violence, Trauma, UC Davis Health

Despite a significant drop in gun injuries, California has experienced a substantial increase in the state’s overall death rate among those wounded by firearms.

California wildfires and COVID-19 pandemic wreak havoc on mental health

August 24, 2020 sarah Jonas California, Mental Health, Pandemic, PTSD, Resilience, Trauma, Wildfires

Biography : Dr. Josef Ruzek is a clinical psychologist specializing in treatment of post-traumatic stress problems. He currently serves as

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Implanted Neural Stem Cell Grafts Show Functionality in Spinal Cord Injuries

August 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Neurosciences, Spinal Cord Injury, Stem Cells, Trauma

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine report successfully implanting specialized grafts of neural stem cells directly into spinal cord injuries in mice, then documenting how the grafts grew and filled the injury sites, mimicking the animals’ existing neuronal network.

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STUDY SUGGESTS DRUG OVERDOSE LINKED TO PTSD

August 5, 2020 sarah Jonas PTSD, Trauma

Drug overdoses are psychologically traumatic events that can lead to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study focused on female sex workers in Baltimore City led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

ACS Committee on Trauma awarded grant by National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research

July 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Gun Violence, Trauma

The ACS Committee on Trauma has been awarded a 2-year, $711,218 grant to improve understanding of the individual and community level risk factors for non-lethal firearm injuries in the U.S.

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Rethinking women’s mental health following partner abuse

July 27, 2020 sarah Jonas Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, partner violence, Trauma

When one in six Australian women report experiencing physical and/or sexual violence – and one in four report emotional abuse – by a current or previous cohabiting partner since the age of 15, you know there is a problem.

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A New Approach to Aiding Black Male Trauma Survivors

July 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Black males, Penn Nursing, therese richmond, Trauma, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Many Black men suffer symptoms of traumatic stress in the aftermath of traumatic injury, and they also often carry social concerns, including experiences of discrimination and stigma. Yet despite their significant needs, underserved populations often have limited access to behavioral health care as well as a lack of financial resources to pay for such care. Because of these barriers, many trauma survivors do not seek professional behavioral health care and instead rely on informal or alternative sources of care.

Expanding Treatment Options for Severe Brain Trauma

July 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Clinical Trials, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, TBI, Trauma, Trauma Centers, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wound Care

Researchers at UC San Diego Health have joined a national research study called Hyperbaric Oxygen Brain Injury Treatment (HOBIT) to assess whether therapy involving 100 percent oxygen under pressure might also benefit patients with severe brain injuries.

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U.S. Military Improved Mortality Since World War II, But Some Alarming Exceptions Remain

July 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Emergency Medicine, Military, Trauma, Vietnam War, World War Ii, Wounds

Although wound survivability has increased over the last 80 years, the U.S. military’s medical corps suffered some periods of backsliding during conflicts, recent analysis shows

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Whole body scans for trauma patients saves time spent in emergency departments

July 13, 2020 sarah Jonas ICU, Radiology and imaging, Trauma, X-Ray

A new study by a University of South Australia medical imaging student may have found the solution to easing hospital ramping and crowded emergency departments.

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The Following News Release Contains Potentially Disturbing Content: Trigger Warnings Fail to Help and May Even Harm

June 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma

New research suggests that trigger warnings have little or no benefit in cushioning the blow of potentially disturbing content and, in some cases, may make things worse.

Nation’s Ophthalmologists Condemn Use of Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets

June 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Ophthalmology, Protest, Trauma

This week, tear gas and rubber bullets blinded at least two Americans and caused serious eye injuries in many others. Life-altering eye injuries are a common result of urban warfare and rioting, worldwide. The American Academy of Ophthalmology condemns this growing problem.

Expression of Certain Genes May Affect Vulnerability to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

June 2, 2020 sarah Jonas genes, Immune Response, PTSD, Trauma

Highlights In a recent study, genes were predicted to be expressed at different levels in the tissues of individuals with

UChicago Medicine Invests $519.5 Million in Community Benefit in Fiscal 2019

May 21, 2020 sarah Jonas African American health disparities, Disparities, Disparities in Access to Health Care, Disparities in Health Care, Trauma, UChicago Medicine

UChicago Medicine’s latest Community Benefit Report highlights investments, contributions and partnerships focused on providing high-quality care, promoting health equity, and building community collaboration on Chicago’s South Side.

School-based program aims to reduce ‘teacher trauma’ from COVID-19 pandemic

May 5, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, K12 Education, Trauma

A research project led by IUPUI aims to assist teachers and other school personnel who experience “secondary traumas” from working with vulnerable populations, especially in times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Mental disorders could become second pandemic” says trauma expert

May 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Anxiety, Mental Health, Stress, Trauma

Kristen Choi, PhD, MS, RN, is a psychiatric nurse and an expert in mental health, trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder

National STOP THE BLEED Month will address home injuries during COVID-19 pandemic

May 1, 2020 sarah Jonas bleeding control, COVID-19, Stop the Bleed, Trauma

May 2020 marks the second annual National STOP THE BLEED® Month, and May 21, 2020, marks the third annual National STOP THE BLEED® Day. This year, these observances will highlight the importance of STOP THE BLEED® knowledge, particularly because so many people are staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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9/11 research reveals effective strategies to cope with COVID-19 stress

April 30, 2020 sarah Jonas 9/11, Binghamton, Binghamton University, Coping, Coping Strategies, Coronavirus, covid 19, COVID-19, Mindfulness, Psychology, September 11, 2001, State University of New York at Binghamton, Stress, SUNY Binghamton, Trauma

Research into mass trauma events, like the 9/11 terror attacks, suggests effective ways to cope during the current COVID-19 crisis, according to research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Spinal cord injuries: Scientists probe individual cells to find better treatments

April 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Brain, Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, central nervous system, CNS, Emergency Medicine, Immunology, Kodi Ravichandran, Medical Research, Microbiology, Paralysis, Spinal Cord, Spinal Cord Injuries, Trauma, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA School of Medicine

Two top scientists are seeking answers to questions about spinal cord injuries that have long frustrated the development of effective treatments.

Case Western Reserve team studying ‘unprecedented’ levels of trauma caused by COVID-19 pandemic

April 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, PTSD, Trauma

The COVID-19 pandemic could inflict long-lasting emotional trauma on an unprecedented global scale, leaving millions grappling with debilitating psychological disorders, according to a new study commissioned by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University.

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