It Only Takes a Second: The Consequences of Distracted Driving and How You Can Prevent Them Each year, thousands of Marylanders are injured or killed in crashes caused by distracted […]

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 […]

Trauma Awareness Month: Thoughts from the Child of a Trauma Surgeon For kids like me, trauma prevention seems like common sense. ‘Wear a seatbelt.’ ‘Don’t text and drive.’ ‘Wear a […]