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Emergency medicine

Firearms

The high cost of gun violence

Published Oct 29, 2018

More than 8,300 kids are treated for gunshot wounds in the U.S. each year, totaling more than $270M in emergency room and inpatient charges

Lawnmowers contribute to more than 6,000 injuries per year in the U.S.

Published Sept 26, 2018

Study finds that lawnmowers are a persistent source of injuries, especially lacerations, fractures, and amputations

Group of students tend to an injured hiker

Emergency Medicine

If a hiker falls in the woods...

Published July 30, 2018

Students in the Austere Medicine/Wilderness Medicine course are taught how to assess patients and take action in limited-resource and sometimes dangerous environments

Emergency medicine

Lethal weapons

Published April 16, 2018

Increase in prehospital deaths over the past decade points to intensifying violence

Study explores gun violence injuries, cost

Published Oct 4, 2017

Analysis estimates firearm-related injuries in U.S. cost $2.8B annually in emergency room, inpatient charges

Disaster response

Six from Hopkins assist with hurricane recovery in St. John

Published Sept 27, 2017

Go Team supporting patient care on island in aftermath of hurricanes Irma, Maria

Emergency medicine

For some injuries, ambulance transport can decrease chances of survival

Published Sept 20, 2017

Study: For those suffering from gunshot or stab wounds, getting to a trauma center fast is more important than pre-hospitalization care / Hopkins Medicine