From activation of the 9-1-1 system to advanced treatments in stroke care, these special events will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to stop stroke in its tracks. Stroke 101 Seminars: From Onset to Treatment and Beyond Tuesday, May 18 WakeMed Cary Hospital, Conference Center 6:30 pm Presented by: Brent Myers, MD, […]
Kimberly Elks, RN, is the WakeMed stroke program coordinator. Getting a stroke victim quickly to the emergency department can significantly increase their chance for a positive recovery. And, at WakeMed, we’re proud to be the area’s leader in stroke care. In fact, our Raleigh Campus, which cares for approximately 100 stroke patients each month was […]
Debbie Credle, RN, is a nurse in the WakeMed Children’s Asthma Program and a member of the Wake County Asthma Coalition. If you drove by WakeMed Raleigh Campus on New Bern Ave. today, you might have noticed an orange flag waving from the hillside at 2610 New Bern Ave just down from the hospital’s main entrance. A flag has been […]
Amar Patel is the manager of the WakeMed Center for Innovative Learning. You’re sitting in a conference watching yet another PowerPoint presentation when suddenly someone in the room collapses with a cardiac arrest. This really happened yesterday to attendees at the Triangle Gaming Conference. During our presentation yesterday Dr. Graham Snyder, medical director of the […]
Sherelle Washington is the director of ambulatory services and manages the Apex Healthplex and Brier Creek Medical Park. Emergency departments (ED) are not like a regular doctor offices where patients have appointments or urgent care where patients are seen in order of arrival. The process of determining when a patient is seen in an ED […]
We officially reached the Final Four. And, we all know that during this time of year, catching the game on TV often means watching lay-ups while lying on the couch – dribbling only a drink on our team sweatshirt. Use this March Madness as your motivation to get moving. It’s surprisingly easy to incorporate exercise […]
Dr. John Sinden is a cardiologist with Raleigh Cardiology Associates. Duke recently published a study examining if the number of cardiac catheterization procedures performed are justified. The study looked at patients who had no known coronary disease. The majority of the 400,000 patients in the study had a stress test prior to the diagnostic catheterization […]
Amar Patel is manager of the WakeMed Medical Simulation Center. Yesterday WakeMed Simulation Center staff and Air Mobile crew hosted a drill in Sampson County where EMS responders practiced diagnosing a STEMI (heart attack) and calling for air support. The purpose of the drill is to ensure that first responders in Sampson County can diagnose a STEMI quickly and are […]
Tonia Fehr is the manager of WakeMed Cary Hospital’s new 12-bed Chest Pain Unit. Dick Cheney has a long history with heart disease, suffering his first heart attack at age 37. Yesterday he was admitted to the hospital again with complaints of chest pain. Chest pain should always be taken seriously. It can be a […]
WakeMed’s Trauma Program Director Sylvia Scholl shares tips to identify choking hazards for children. Today on MSNBC, one of the lead stories is Choking warning urged for food labels, which highlights the death of a 4 year old boy after he choked on a hot dog. This story discusses a true public health issue – airway obstruction […]
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