Items Tagged ‘Emergency Department’
October 14, 2021 · Leave a Comment
90 minutes of CPR saves a life – and reinspires a department
By In the Loop 
When a patient in cardiac arrest came to the Emergency Department in Florida, staff steeled themselves for the worst. But the patient’s survival depended on them to bring their best, in spite of the odds. The call came into the Emergency Department at Mayo Clinic in Florida: Cardiac arrest, arriving in five minutes. It was […]
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Tags: Dr. Anna Demian, Dr. Leslie Simon, Emergency Department, Mayo Clinic in Florida
February 20, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Caring Hands Experience Turns Into Volunteer Opportunity for Paul Ray
By In the Loop
Paul Ray was so inspired after staff helped calm his nerves just before surgery that he’s now a part of the Mayo Clinic Volunteer Services program called Caring Hands, which offers patients hand and arm massages.
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Tags: Caring Hands, Emergency Department, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic Volunteer Services, Paul Ray, Saint Marys Campus
January 14, 2020 · Leave a Comment
‘A Hospital, at 130 mph:’ Magazine Profiles Mayo’s Emergency Medical Helicopters
By In the Loop
The crew inside Mayo One, Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service’s emergency medical helicopters, has everything it needs to handle emergencies and get patients safely to a Mayo hospital.
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Tags: Emergency Department, Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service, Mayo One
March 5, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Pastor Vern Returns to Work After Traumatic Brain Injury
By In the Loop
An offer to help a friend turned into a trip to the emergency department for Pastor Vern Christopherson, who has made a remarkable recovery thanks to prayer, community and a dedicated care team.
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Tags: Ann Leland, Emergency Department, Trauma Center, Traumatic brain injury
January 3, 2019 · Leave a Comment
After ‘Shallow Water Blackout,’ Therapeutic Hypothermia Brings Clay Meers Back
By In the Loop
Clay Meers was in Florida for flight training when he passed out underwater. After exhausting nearly every treatment available, his Mayo care team tried therapeutic hypothermia — and saved Clay’s life.
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Tags: Dr. Beth Grieninger, Emergency Department, Mayo Clinic in Florida, therapeutic hypothermia
June 28, 2018 · Leave a Comment
After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Standardized Patient Becomes Real Patient
By In the Loop
Cat Thisius is used to simulating patient ailments and complaints. That art form, however, quickly turned to real life after Cat was diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Tags: Breast Cancer, Breast Clinic, ductal carcinoma in situ, Emergency Department, mastectomy, Multidisciplinary Simulation Center
March 8, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Damon Ramaker Finds Adventure in Nursing, and Sled Dog Racing
By In the Loop
What could nursing and sled dog racing possibly have in common? For Mayo Clinic Emergency Department nurse Damon Ramaker, the answer is quite a bit.
June 22, 2017 · Leave a Comment
On a Record-Setting Night in the ER …
By In the Loop
When a very sick woman entered the Emergency Department in Rochester on a night of record-setting patient volumes, staff went out of their way to make her feel like she was the only patient under their care.