Trauma Resuscitation Model Walk-through
UNC Trauma Services held a walk-through of the newly redesigned “Trauma Resuscitation Model” on March 22nd. The purpose of the walk-through was to allow process owners the opportunity to test the redesigned process in a simulated, realistic setting with actual … Read more
Hillsborough Hospital Critical Care Orientation
On August 25th and 27th, the Critical Care Unit and 3 Bed Tower teams at the new UNC Health Care Hillsborough Hospital ran mock code blue, or heart attack, to improve teamwork and communication in a high stress situation. By immersing … Read more
Taste of trauma
On July 15th, UNC School of Journalism Alumni and reporter for the Durham Herald-Sun, Katie Jansen, published an article entitled “TASTE OF TRAUMA: Teens get up-close dose of workings at UNC Hospitals”. This article summarized the activities Jensen observed while attending … Read more
Trauma Day: Distracted driving accident
On July 14th, WNCN’s Carleigh Griffeth produced a news clip entitled “UNC’s ‘Trauma Day’ gives students different look at distracted driving accident”. The short video describes the “Trauma Day” held for the UNC Health Care Jr Volunteers. The case this year … Read more
UNC Hillsborough Hospital ED Orientation
On June 29th and 30th, the UNC Hillsborough Hospital (HBH) Emergency Department (ED) staff treated their first patient. “Disaster Patient, Premier” presented to the ED with Orange County Emergency Services following a motor vehicle collision. He was in severe shock: … Read more
He’s no dummy
In November of 2014, Zach Read from the Health System Newsroom posted an article on the use of the Laerdal Medical SimJr named “Bruce”. Check out the article: “He’s no dummy“
Design and Development of a Perinatal Safety Intervention program (PSIP)
The UNC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology has been awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality along with RTI International and Vanderbilt University to develop “Design and Development of a Perinatal Safety Intervention program (PSIP)”. Participants in the research are … Read more