Emergency Medicine

New strain of norovirus hits St. Louis

Barnes-Jewish Team | January 28, 2013 | Comments (0)

The St. Louis region may have been spared the worst of the flu season, but the new strain of norovirus that has been sweeping the globe since September is not passing us by. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that norovirus is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States. Symptoms of [...]

Barnes-Jewish To Host Annual BBQ For EMS

bjh_blog | May 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

The services our community fire personnel, paramedics, EMTs, police officers and other emergency medical service (EMS) professionals provide are invaluable. That’s why Washington University EMS, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital are inviting these important people to a BBQ lunch this Thursday, May 24th. “We look forward to this celebration every year,” says Julie [...]

A Thank You to St. Louis Emergency Responders

bjh_blog | April 30, 2012 | Comments (0)

We want to thank the emergency medical service (EMS) responders for their outstanding work in handling Saturday’s incident near Busch Stadium. As you may have heard, dozens were injured after heavy winds associated with a thunderstorm blew over a tent at a bar near the ballpark. At Barnes-Jewish, EMS sent us nine patients with several [...]

Cardinal Fever – at the ballpark with Dr. Tan

bjh_blog | November 1, 2011 | Comments (0)

We caught up with Dr. David Tan, who is the chief of the EMS Section of the Department of Emergency Medicine here at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. You may have seen him and members of the department at the Cardinals Games, treating fans on-site or preparing them for a trip to the hospital. We were curious as [...]

Candace Nall, emergency medicine resident, talks patient care

bjh_blog | July 11, 2011 | Comments (0)

As part of our For Every Patient campaign, we are interviewing team members and asking them how they incorporate our ICARE values into their everyday duties. I have to say, our employees are outstanding. They love to talk about how much they love their jobs, why taking care of patients is so special to them, [...]

Washington University Emergency Physicians Don't Only Work in the ER

bjh_blog | May 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

When you think of an emergency physician, you may think only of an emergency room. Not at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish. Last night, FOX2′s Tom O’Neal did a feature on their role in the community as medical response personnel. It’s timely as one member of that group, Brian Froelke, MD, continues his work in Joplin, [...]

Feeling sick at Busch Stadium – what can you do?

bjh_blog | April 20, 2011 | Comments (0)

Cardinal fever – it’s not an actual illness, but it does have the power to make a fan sweaty and light-headed when they’re in the presence of greatness, which happens often at Busch Stadium. It’s swept our fair city, and fans are showing up in droves to take in our home games. But what if [...]

Backseat buckle-up a must

bjh_blog | January 5, 2011 | Comments (0)

Have you ever gotten into the backseat of someone’s car and NOT buckled up? Many people don’t. Admittedly, there is this weird comfort level having a seat in front of you, acting as a “buffer”. Some think it will cushion the impact if an accident happens. Not so much. This picture, found here, is a [...]

Texting while driving

bjh_blog | December 28, 2010 | Comments (0)

Our emergency room sees many auto accident victims yearly, and chances are some of them are because of texting while driving. The driver might admit to it, they might not. They might not admit to it because they are in a vegetative state because of a traumatic brain injury, or are to far beyond help [...]

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