Trauma Awareness Month: Thoughts from the Child of a Trauma Surgeon
By Arenal Haut: For kids like me, trauma prevention seems like common sense. ‘Wear a seatbelt.’ ‘Don’t text and drive.’ ‘Wear a helmet.’ It seems obvious. Why wouldn’t someone take [...] On This Memorial Day
Memorial Day, originally recognized as Decoration Day and founded shortly after the Civil War, is a way to honor the men and women of the U.S. Military who have […]
May is Trauma Awareness Month
This May has been a very special and unusual month to bring awareness to Trauma and injury prevention under the global pandemic of COVID-19. Although most of the country has [...] Stay At Home Safety Tips for Kids
Keeping Injuries At Bay During Play Does your child’s helmet fit correctly? Follow these tips! EYES: position and level the helmet on your head, the helmet rim should be one […]
Dr Haut Talks COVID, Trauma and PPE
Dr Elliott Haut, Maryland TraumaNet chairman and trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, talks with Elsa on WMARs Midday Maryland about how the novel coronavirus-19 is effecting Maryland trauma centers. [...] We Are Ready For COVID-19
As the state of Maryland continues into this pandemic of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Maryland Trauma Centers have been preparing for the high-volume influx of expected patients over [...] Distracted Driving Awareness – April 8, 2020
What do eating, drinking, changing the radio station, talking on your cell phone, and texting have in common? If done in a moving vehicle, they are all forms of distracted [...] STB From the Ocean to the Mountains
STOP THE BLEED isn’t just for the big cities! Here we have the 2nd District Volunteer Fire Department in St. Mary’s County teaching STB to members of the community and […]
STOP THE BLEED for ALL
TraumaNet's Jaime Gannon, gives a brief demonstration with WBAL's Lisa Robinson on how to STOP THE BLEED. Click Here Accidents happen when you least expect it. When driving to your [...] What Is A Trauma Center
Traumatic injuries may cause life-threatening trauma to multiple areas of the body. Some of the most common traumatic injuries are falls, motor vehicle crashes, gunshot wounds, and assaults. Fast and […]
