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UAB is the first hospital in Alabama and one of the first in the nation to use sophisticated Resuscitation Quality Improvement system simulators to improve CPR skills in emergency department staff.
Heat illness can be a serious matter, say UAB emergency physicians. Be prepared, and be safe.
With these tips from UAB Emergency Medicine, know how to identify poison ivy, oak and sumac, protect yourself against allergic reaction, and treat exposed areas.
UAB spearheads an innovative program to find undiagnosed cases of hepatitis C and steer those patients to therapy.
Eleven outstanding faculty members were named recipients of the 2016 Dean’s Excellence Awards, an honor recognizing exceptional contributions made by School of Medicine faculty in service, teaching, research, diversity enhancement and mentorship.
A resuscitation study found another small step to help improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival.
Lauren Walter, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, is leading the UAB School of Medicine chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association.
The best breathing tube for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the subject of UAB-led national study.
The American College of Emergency Physicians has named UAB’s Dave Pigott as Spokesperson of the Year for his communications efforts during the Ebola outbreak.
Hospitals remain alert and ready after a confirmed U.S. hospital-identified case of imported Ebola associated with the ongoing West African outbreak makes news in Dallas.
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