UT Health Houston: Save a Life Event – Thank You
On Wednesday, January 25th, the Mobile Simulation Training Unit (MSTU) team held the second UTHealth Houston Saves A Life event of this academic year, titled “How To Use an AED”, on the TMC campus in Webber plaza. This segment focused…
Save a Life presents: How to use an AED – Wednesday, January 25th @ 1pm
Join us at UT Health Houston’s Webber plaza on Wednesday, January 25th @ 1pm for this event! For more information, please contact Dr. Jasmine Ginn ([email protected])
Cold Weather Supplies Selling Out around Houston before Arctic Front
By: Pooja Lodhia (external link) via Monday, December 19, 2022 10:30PM Many Houstonians are traumatized from Texas’ 2021 freeze and question the state’s ability to supply enough energy ahead of this weekend, even though ERCOT insists they’re prepared. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK)…
UTHealth Houston Study Finds Pediatric Firearm Injuries Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Researchers at UTHealth Houston (external link) saw an increase in pediatric firearm-related injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite also seeing a decrease in total pediatric emergency department (ED) visits over the same period, according to a poster presented at the 2022 American…
TX-Cares Cardiac Resuscitation Symposium
The Texas-Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (TX-CARES) and Penn Medicine TTM Academy present: State-of-the-Art Cardiac Resuscitation: From BLS to ECMO to Post-Arrest Care Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health problem that tests EMS systems and…
CARES Data Summary Report 2021
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death from which we can save many lives with simple, life-saving therapies like bystander CPR and AED use. The first step is accurately tracking the incidence of OHCA and outcomes in…
Emergency Medicine Residents Receive Crash Course in Prehospital Patient Care
The UTHealth Houston Mobile Simulation Training Unit was utilized during our recent EMS Prehospital Skills Day Intern Orientation. The high-fidelity simulation provided robust exposure to real-life prehospital patient care for new Emergency Medicine residents. This orientation was made possible by…
UTHealth Houston Emergency Medicine Provides Training to Polaris Dawn Crewmembers
Along with educating students, residents, and fellows in the most advanced lifesaving therapies on Earth, UTHealth Houston Department of Emergency Medicine is helping to prepare members of the Polaris Dawn crew to handle medical emergencies in space. The Department of…
UTHealth Houston’s Emergency Department ECMO Program Saves Man with Heroic Resuscitation Effort
On Jan 6, Eric Herdejurgen, a 48-year-old operator for an oil company here in Houston, TX had severe chest pain after getting off of his exercise bicycle at home. He immediately notified his wife, a nurse at Memorial Hermann’s Heart…