School is back in session, the weather is getting cooler, and the Halloween merchandise has hit the stores. This means that hopefully trick-or-treating is just around the corner and it’s a good time for a refresher on ways to keep kids safe this Halloween season.
This year’s theme, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen” is especially timely with more people cooking at home due to COVID-19. Did you know that cooking is the #1 cause of home fires and related injuries?
Each year millions of people, age 65 and up, fall. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of five falls causes serious injury such as a broken bone or head injury. In 2014, Michigan residents spent 1.5 billion dollars treating injuries sustained from falls.
ACS Conducts Virtual Site Visit in Response to COVID-19 Madonna R. Walters, MS, RN – Pres., MTC Henry Ford Allegiance Health – Jackson, MI. Detroit Receiving Hospital in Detroit recently … Read More
Valerie Canary, MSN, RN, CPNP – President-Elect, Michigan Trauma Coalition/ Pediatric Trauma Program Manager – Hurley Med. Ctr. – Flint, MI – June 22, 2020 Big changes are ahead, not … Read More
For Immediate Release: May 21, 2020 – Contact: Sarah Hughes, Legislative Advocacy & Outreach Committee Chair – [email protected] Today is National STOP THE BLEED® Day! STOP THE BLEED® is one … Read More
This Trauma System News communication from May 18 has valuable info for all trauma centers who are struggling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and ACS trauma verification requirements. … Read More
Yesterday, May 6, 2020 the American Trauma Society hosted it’s second annual Trauma Registry Professionals Day. Here at the Michigan Trauma Coalition we are so proud of our registrars and … Read More
Dear MTC Members, Please join us in celebrating TRAUMA REGISTRY PROFESSIONALS’ DAY on this Wednesday, May 6th. This day of recognition is the work of the American Trauma Society (ATS), … Read More
By Madonna Walters, MS, RN – President, MTC; Henry Ford Allegiance Health – April 14, 2020 – Michigan’s Bureau of EMS, Trauma and Preparedness (BETP) has been monitoring the COVID-19 … Read More
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