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The emergency department at Grand River Health received perfect marks on its recent trauma survey from the state of Colorado. Hospitals are not required to participate in the survey, but studies have ...

Every Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Booker T. Washington Center, the Choosing Peace program teaches Macon-Bibb County kids about peaceful conflict resolution in an effort to reduce violence and improve ...

When social worker Jim Henry met the 7-year-old, she was living with an aunt after her mother died. The girl was struggling in school. Wasn’t sleeping. Had emotional issues. Henry drew two houses on a ...

They go with the territory for first responders. That’s up-front. What often comes later, unexpectedly, are mental health issues. “You’re dealing with traumatic stuff and the worst days of people’s ...

Motivation: Upon arrival on the scene, EMT-B's sometimes mistake dramatic fractures for life threatening injuries. The intent of this drill is to remind rescuers that extremity trauma rarely causes a ...

An overview of the attitudes and beliefs of General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) with regard to the provision of treatment for traumatised teeth. Insight into the perceived level of confidence of GDPs ...

Racism can cause symptoms of PTSD. Source: Marcos Calvo Mesa/iStockPhoto Super Bowl Slurs Amy was a 21-year-old, Japanese American college student at a large, public university in New England. She ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 22 January 2008 The results of a ...

The results of a trauma survey carried out among Iraqi refugees in Syria have been issued today. A total of 754 people were interviewed, who provided information about themselves and their families (a ...