Promoting Excellence in Maryland's Trauma Care

Health and Wellness For Our Older Population

The first day of fall marks Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Falls are the leading cause of injury related emergency department (ED) visits for older adults, the major cause of hip […]

Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Preparedness Disaster preparedness is a misleading concept. No organization is ever truly prepared for a disaster event. Most preparedness activities are directed toward what is known as an “All […]

Bike Helmets

Children are injured every year from riding bikes because they simply forgot a vital component of bike riding – the helmet.

Outdoor Stand-Up Temperature Display Available

The Outdoor Stand-Up Temperature Display is an excellent tool to create awareness of how a vehicle can quickly heat up in the sun to where the inside temperatures would kill a child. Available for Use for Maryland Community Events

Pedestrian Safety

Get hit by a car? That will never happen to me most think but unfortunately as the number of distractions increase for both drivers and pedestrians so does the risk for getting hit by a car.

Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund

During the 2003 Legislative Session, the Maryland General Assembly adopted the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund to aid Maryland’s trauma system and to reimburse trauma physicians for uncompensated care losses and trauma centers for trauma-related on-call expenses.