Reducing exposure to radiation after cervical spine injury
Researchers in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) created a highly accurate cervical spine injury prediction rule, which decreases the use of CT by more than 50% without missing clinically significant injuries or increasing normal X-ray use. Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, these rules provide clinicians an evidence-based protocol to increase the readiness of emergency departments and ensure that every child receives high-quality and safe emergency care.
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine honors two
Nathan Kuppermann, M.D., Bo Tomas Brofeldt endowed chair of emergency medicine, and James F. Holmes, M.D., executive vice chair of emergency medicine, received national awards from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). Kuppermann was honored with the John Marx Leadership Award for his contributions to the field through leadership, and Holmes received the Excellence in Research Award for outstanding contributions through the creation and sharing of new knowledge.
Sacramento’s first comprehensive trauma recovery center opens
UC Davis Health and the UC Davis CAARE (Child and Adolescent Abuse Resource and Evaluation) Diagnostic and Treatment Center opened the first comprehensive trauma recovery center in Sacramento, thanks to a nearly $1.2 million grant from the California Victim Compensation Board. The CAARE Center will collaborate with UC Davis Health’s Wraparound Program — a hospital-based violence intervention program — and the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program to provide trauma recovery services for victims of crime from infants to those age 30 years old. The center will make trauma-informed, culturally responsive and evidence-based mental health treatment available, and fill the gap in services for underserved and vulnerable young adults who experience violent crime.
