Preventing Child Heatstroke and Hot Car Deaths Submitted by: Creason Walter, MPH, CHES, CPSTPediatric Injury Prevention Program CoordinatorJohns Hopkins Children’s Center Heatstroke is a leading cause of vehicle-related deaths (outside […]

We expect the broken bones. The stitches. The scans. The surgeries.We don’t expect the way our heart races at a left turn.We don’t talk about why the hallway feels too […]

Understanding Concussions Each year, thousands of Marylanders seek emergency medical care for concussions—many of whom are young athletes injured while playing sports like lacrosse, soccer, baseball, basketball, and football. With […]

Emergency Preparedness: Taking Care of Ourselves So We Can Care for Others As healthcare workers and members of the trauma system, we’ve dedicated ourselves to helping others in crisis. Yet […]

Linking Cardiovascular Emergencies to Outcomes of Trauma Events Cardiovascular emergencies can have debilitating effects on patients. Emergencies include heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest, heart failure, and unstable angina, which are […]

Impaired and Drunk Driving Resources The number of crashes due to impaired and drunk driving always increases during holidays and long weekends. There are so many ways to get a […]

Please see the information below from PSM partners on upcoming webinars, legislation, and relevant information you should know advocating injury and violence prevention. The Maryland Patient Safety Center is working […]

  Tomorrow, on the anniversary of 9/11, we encourage you to honor the victims and emergency responders by doing a good deed. As an act of service to yourself and […]

The Maryland EMS System Recognizing the need for improved emergency medical services, Dr. R Adams Cowley opened the first Maryland Trauma Center in 1969 at the University of Maryland Hospital. […]

Fireworks Safety Did you know that in the United States, more than 3,000 children, under the age of 15, are rushed to the emergency room each year due to firework […]