Promoting Excellence in Maryland's Trauma Care

May is National Bike Safety Month

May is National Bike Safety month and in honor, we are going to talk about being safe while riding. Did you know that the number one way to be safe [...]

May is Trauma Awareness Month

May is Trauma Awareness Month – presented by the American Trauma Society (ATS). ATS is dedicated to the elimination of needless death and disability from injury. Created in 1996, ATS [...]

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Have you ever seen someone texting and driving or maybe someone applying mascara while cruising down the street? These are both distracted driving behaviors. We all know these are not [...]

March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month

March is Workplace Eye Wellness month, but really eye safety and prevention of injuries to eyes pertains to all areas-not just workplace. Let us dig a bit deeper into understanding [...]

Safe Toys & Gifts

December brings about lots of holiday celebrations. For children, this often receiving gifts of toys. As we want families to celebrate the season, we also want families to remember the [...]

Have a Safe Thanksgiving – Remember Turkey!

T              Thaw turkey at a safe temperature – 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below. U             Use extra caution when frying a turkey and oil-free fryers if possible. R             [...]

Trauma Team Roles & Responsibilities

Have you ever wondered who is involved in a trauma activation at a trauma center? In this blog, we will breakdown the roles and responsibilities of the trauma health care [...]

National Injury Prevention Day 2021

November is the month to celebrate and bring awareness to injury prevention. In fact, National Injury Prevention Day is celebrated on November 18 and is one of the newer days [...]