Category Archives: Emergency Department

Don’t KNOCK your NOGGIN! May is National Trauma Awareness Month

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Two years ago, my college-aged son and I were skiing at a local slope and he was showing me all of his tricks in the “park” (you know:  the rails, and the jumps, and such).  I watched him fall and … Continue reading →

Posted in Concussion, Dr. John Fortune, Emergency Department, Head Injury, Helmet Safety, Injury Prevention, Safety Tips, Sports Injury, Trauma Medicine | Leave a comment

“Safe in Your Hands”: A Grateful Patient Shares Her Story

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Editor’s Note:  Tomorrow, March 30, is National Doctor’s Day.  In honor of this special occasion, we bring you a story from a grateful patient who experienced excellent care from our ED, cardiology, obstetrics, OR and internal medicine physicians and care … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Cardiology, Care Team, Emergency Department, Guest blogger, M.D, Physicians, staff, Women's Health | Leave a comment

No Longer a Safe Port in the Storm: Our ED Director’s Response to 45 Seconds: Memoirs of an ER Doctor from May 22, 2011

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

When I read this incredibly moving blog by Kevin Sitka, MD, an emergency physician on duty at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, MO when an EF-5 tornado struck the hospital on May 22 – I experienced a number … Continue reading →

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Imaging Gently: The Fletcher Allen Approach to CT Scans in the Emergency Department

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Recently, NPR ran a story about the increasing use of Computerized Tomography (CT) scans in Emergency Departments (EDs) across the United States.  CT scans are powerful X-ray machines that allow physicians to quickly and accurately diagnose a wide range of … Continue reading →

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