Oscar Guillamondegui
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My Southern Health: Why wearing a motorcycle helmet is so important
Dr. Oscar D Guillamondegui shares why you owe it to your family to know the facts about motorcycle helmet safety. Read MoreApr 12, 2018
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Numerous ATV trauma admissions concern providers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
iStockphoto Vanderbilt University Medical Center has already treated nearly 50 victims of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accidents in 2017, a number that has medical providers concerned, considering summer – the peak of trauma season – has not even begun. Each year as the temperature rises, the reported number of ATV-related incidents… Read MoreMay 22, 2017
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Improved blood management system reduces waste, costs
Thirty percent less blood was transfused and more than $2 million was saved over a three-year period through changes in how blood is ordered, transported and stored at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Read MoreSep 8, 2016
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Guillamondegui: One standard needed to track concussions
Data in sports concussion studies will continue to be disputed as long as the injuries are diagnosed by differing standards instead of universal guidelines, a Vanderbilt investigator concludes in a recent review. Read MoreOct 22, 2015
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Vanderbilt trauma surgeons see increase in motorcycle crashes with springtime weather; urge proper helmet use
As spring arrives and outdoor recreational activities increase, trauma surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are already seeing an increase in serious motorcycle accidents. Last Sunday as temperatures rose across Middle Tennessee, VUMC treated five motorcycle accident victims. Unfortunately, one of these victims sustained injuries that… Read MoreMar 20, 2015
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Vanderbilt Trauma surgeons speak out against proposed motorcycle helmet legislation
Despite 40 years of definitive data that confirms increased deaths and medical costs in states that do not support universal motorcycle helmet laws, members of Tennessee’s legislature have again this year filed legislation — Senate Bill 548/House Bill 44, Helmet Exemption for Certain Motorcycle Operators — to amend the state’s law so that wearing a motorcycle helmet would be optional for riders 25 and older. Read MoreMar 17, 2014
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Division of Trauma holds free course at rural hospitals
photo by Cathy Wilson/Vanderbilt Vanderbilt’s Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care held the first in a series of free rural trauma courses May 23 at Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage, Tenn. Typically, the rural trauma patient is remotely located from first responders and… Read MoreJun 6, 2013
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Brain injury strongly linked to depression, but treatments lack study
Though a direct link has been found between traumatic brain injury and depression, not enough is known about how to treat those suffering the results. Read MoreApr 13, 2011