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Items Tagged ‘Emergency Department’

October 14, 2021

90 minutes of CPR saves a life – and reinspires a department

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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

Caring Hands Experience Turns Into Volunteer Opportunity for Paul Ray

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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

‘A Hospital, at 130 mph:’ Magazine Profiles Mayo’s Emergency Medical Helicopters

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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

Pastor Vern Returns to Work After Traumatic Brain Injury

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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

After ‘Shallow Water Blackout,’ Therapeutic Hypothermia Brings Clay Meers Back

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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

After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Standardized Patient Becomes Real Patient

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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

Damon Ramaker Finds Adventure in Nursing, and Sled Dog Racing

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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.

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Tags: Cynthia Gallea, Damon Ramaker, Emergency Department


June 22, 2017

On a Record-Setting Night in the ER …

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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. 

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Tags: Emergency Department, Sister Tierney Trueman


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