When Kathryn Reed reflects on her time caring for patients as a physician assistant (PA), one story sticks with her, truly illustrating why it is… Read more
Category: emergency medicine
New Vehicle to Provide Needed EMS Support to the Community
On a beautiful day during National EMS Week, UPMC Passavant officials unveiled the hospital’s new advanced response unit (ARU). The vehicle is used to assist… Read more
Pitt and UPMC Play Key Role in Ambitious Federal Initiative to Create Artificial Dried Whole Blood
Imagine a battlefield medic rushing up to a battered soldier. Now picture an emergency medical technician racing toward an overturned car off a rural road…. Read more
UPMC Doctors Awarded $12 Million Grant for Early-Intervention Hemorrhagic Shock Trial
A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC was recently awarded a grant from the Linking Investigators in Trauma and Emergency Services… Read more
UPMC Experts Launch Groundbreaking Blood Transfusion Program
Trapped in his car at the scene of an accident and waiting to be extricated, a patient was bleeding, severely. On May 4th, 2022, the… Read more