Tag: trauma
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Hamilton Health Sciences restoring burn program and establishing new burn research centre
HAMILTON, ON – Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is restoring its provincial burn program and establishing a new burn research centre....
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HHS urges community to stay safe as “trauma season” arrives
While some mark the Victoria Day long weekend as the start of summer, for the trauma team at Hamilton Health...
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“So unbelievably grateful” to HGH trauma team
In May, Lindsay Savoy was airlifted to Hamilton General Hospital’s (HGH) regional trauma centre with multiple life-threatening injuries. Almost every...
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Recovering from a cycling accident
Less than an hour into her bike ride, a car hit Shelley Wickenheiser from behind. She was drifting in and...
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Disaster in Hamilton: What if?
The tricky thing about a disaster is that it usually comes without warning. Natural events, acts of terrorism, or large-scale...
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Surviving a workplace trauma
“The piece flew at me like a bullet and hit me in the side,” Keith recalls. “I fell to the ground and I started to spit up blood. The ambulance arrived and rushed me to the Regional Trauma Centre at Hamilton General Hospital.”
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