Vancouver General Hospital Trauma Services. Exceptional, integrated trauma care, innovative education, injury prevention and research.
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42% of pedestrian crashes happen between October and January (ICBC, 2024). With daylight savings time ending Nov 3, adjust your clocks, adjust your driving.
Learn more at
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@theicbc @preventable.ca
#injuryprevention #daylightsavings #roadsafety
Thank you Jehan for coming! Such a powerful talk that was well received by all in attendance. Your story of strength and resilience is so inspiring!💪
Presenting at the 2nd Annual Provincial Trauma Day event at Vancouver General Hospital. It was special to share my experiences as a trauma patient in the hopes of showing the nurses how important and appreciated they are for what they do @VCHhealthcare @VGHTrauma
📣 Our ACTION Mini grant program is open!! Apply for seed grants to fund community-based injury prevention initiatives
@VCHhealthcare
vghtrauma.vch.ca/injury-prev…
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The BC Vision Zero Road Safety Grant Program is now OPEN! This program provides up to $20,000 for projects that improve vulnerable road user safety.
For more information, visit visionzerobc.ca.
#roadsafety #BCvisionzero #BCvisionzerograntprogram #BCgrantprogram
Bringing major league trauma to minor league baseball ⚾️ #newfellows #traumabonding @arosenz @jtrops @EmilieJoos @ChantalleLauren
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Can best practice guidelines reduce delirium in patients with rib fractures? Check out how Dr. Kroeker and @EmilieJoos did it screening with the Rib Fracture Score and treating with multi-modal pain therapy:
tsaco.bmj.com/content/9/1/e0…
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2024 VCHRI Team Grant Award lead Joanne Sadler will be piloting a novel screening tool to analyze the impact of social risk factors on trauma care & better understand the social circumstances that contribute to injury. @VGHTrauma @TACTraumaCanada
'Just as the medical community advocated with others for seatbelt laws a generation ago, we can work together today for safe transportation.'👏👏Great article by @MichaelSchwandt
Driving toward injury-free roadways bcmj.org/editorials/driving-… via @BCMedicalJrnl
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2024 VCHRI Innovation & Translational Research Award recipient Naisan Garraway will validate a clinical risk stratification tool that estimates the risk of major bleeding for trauma patients, which could lead to major decreases in mortality & hospital length of stay. @VGHTrauma
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2024 VCHRI Innovation & Translational Research Award recipient Emilie Joos’s project will contribute to an improved strategy for pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prevention, resulting in significant reductions in patient mortality. @EmilieJoos @UBC_Global_Surg
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May is Motorcycle Safety Month in BC. Whether you're driving a car or riding a motorcycle, always be cautious, wear protective gear, and follow traffic rules for a safer road experience.
@RoadSafetyBC #MotorcycleSafetyBC #ShareTheRoad
Our very own Dr. Dave Evans is this year’s Dr. Charles Burns award recipient at @TACTraumaCanada!! He’s got a proud BC team behind him 👏🏻👏🏻
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Inspiring and thoughtful Fraser Gurd keynote address on Canadian and US trauma perspectives in global surgery at @TACTraumaCanada by @VGHTrauma alum and our new @StanfordSurgery ACS Section chief @moradhameed #globalsurgery
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The Global Surgery Symposium 2024, hosted by the @GlobalSurgLab , is happening now! Our program includes multidisciplinary speakers, diverse panels and interactive surgical models. Follow us on instagram for live updates! instagram.com/globalsurgeryl…
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#GlobalSurgerySymposium2024: Join us for an informative session on a low-cost cricothyroidotomy surgical simulator by Lukas Tim!
📍Register now at buff.ly/49TrM8D
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November 6 to 12 is Seniors' Fall Prevention Awareness Week!
The risk of falling increases with age, but many falls are both predictable and preventable. Learn how you can prevent falls: bit.ly/3Q69nNH
#PreventFallsBC #HealthyAging
ALT A grandfather walks with his grandson down a forested trail.
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Thank you to the members of the Vancouver General Hospital Trauma Services team for their support, and for their literally lifesaving work!
ALT We consider this motion to be an important, life-saving opportunity to prevent road trauma in our community and create safer streets for all road users. Trauma Services Vancouver General Hospital
Happy Halloween! We hope everyone stays safe out there 👻 #spookyszn
It’s Halloween, and we want to help make today a safe experience for everyone 🎃
Learn some spooky (note: not actually spooky, just safe) road safety tips: fraserhealth.ca/news/2023/Oc…
