The American Trauma Society is dedicated to the elimination of needless death and disability from injury. For over 40 years, ATS has served as an advocate for the trauma care system, trauma prevention programs, and the victims of trauma and their families throughout the United States. Our goals are to prevent injury whenever possible, and to ensure optimal treatment of trauma when it does occur.
TraumaWatch Daily News
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Free Cellphone Text Alerts to Warn of Life Threatening Events
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), also known as Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) or Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN), a location-based program that has recently gone live, is a national emergency alert system to send concise, text-like messages to users’ WEA-capable mobile devices regarding dangerous weather and other emergencies. Three types of warnings will be issued: Presidential alerts (for national emergencies), imminent threat alerts (such as tornadoes and ice storms), and AMBER alerts (missing children). Wireless providers representing nearly 97 percent of subscribers are participating in distributing wireless emergency alerts. Mobile users will not be charged for receiving these text-like alerts and are automatically enrolled to receive them.
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Survey Connects Texting by Teen Drivers to Parental Example
The parent as role model is not new to highway safety. In decades past, research showed that the parents who disdained seat belts or drove after drinking influenced the behavior of their teenage children to disregard those risks. In an online survey of 1,300 teen drivers with cellphones, the youths said that even though their parents may warn them against it, they think adult drivers send text messages “all the time.”
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CDC Statement on Helmets and Tornadoes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to recommend, as its first recommendation, that people in the path of a tornado find a shelter or a tornado-safe room. The safest place in the home is the interior part of a basement. If possible, get under something sturdy such as a heavy table or workbench. If outdoors, lie down in a gully or ditch. In a statement just released by the CDC, helmets may be useful to protect individuals from flying debris and should be considered just one part of an overall home tornado preparedness kit to avoid any delay.
ATS Highlights
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2012 National Trauma Awareness Month
The American Trauma Society and its partners-- the Society of Trauma Nurses and Emergency Medical Services for Children are pleased to support the 2012 National Trauma Awareness Month campaign. The focus for the month is distracted driving. The campaign slogan is “Decide to Drive: Arrive Alive!” During the month of May we hope you will join trauma centers throughout the United States, as well as other local, regional and national organizations, to raise the awareness of distracted driving and its devastating consequences. It's not too late to get involved!!
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What do crab cakes…the Preakness Stakes…and Quality Trauma Education have in common?
All three will be available in Baltimore during the third week of May 2012! For more information on our reknown Trauma Registrar Course, May 17-18 and acclaimed Trauma Program Manager Course, May 19-20 check out the ATS calendar. Both programs are offered just steps away from Baltimore’s famed Inner Harbor!!
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Trauma Registrar Course a Glowing Success
The American Trauma Society is pleased to announce that its recent Trauma Registrar Course in Los Angeles, California was hailed as an immense success! On Saturday, March 10th, eager trauma registrars, program coordinators, and others interested in the trauma registry arrived at Cedars Sinai Medical Center to attend the two day event. Starting at 7:45 AM, registrants were greeted by animated ATS faculty who took them through a day of comradery, education, and expert insight into the workings of the trauma registry.
Calendar
- Thu May 17
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Trauma Registrar Course - Baltimore, MD
Location: Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System (MIEMSS), 653 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Time: 7:45am - 6:00pm Thru: 5/18/2012 Register
- Sat May 19
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Trauma Program Manager Course, Baltimore, MD
Location: Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System (MIEMSS), 653 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Time: 7:30am - 5:00pm Thru: 5/20/2012 Register
- Thu Oct 18
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Trauma Registrar Course, Holyoke, MA
Location: Baystate Health Education Center Time: 7:45am - 6:00pm Thru: 10/19/2012 Register