Dr. Saman Arbabi, Professor & Chief of Trauma, Division of Trauma, Burn and Critical Care Surgery, has been named by the Harborview Medical Executive Board and Harborview Board of Trustees to serve as the…
Dr. Saman Arbabi, Professor & Chief of Trauma, Division of Trauma, Burn and Critical Care Surgery, has been named by the Harborview Medical Executive Board and Harborview Board of Trustees to serve as the…
As the 2023-2024 WA State legislative session comes to an end, here are some of the Injury and Violence-related bills signed into law by WA Governor Jay Inslee. These laws will go into effect 90…
Ending Youth Violence Join youth and teens from across America to take a stand against violence. National Youth Violence Prevention Week is April 24-28, 2023. What is National Youth Violence Prevention Week? Founded in 2001,…
Originally posted to UW’s The Daily Concussions, once considered limited to high-contact sports like rugby and football, have now been shown to affect individuals of all ages and walks of life. Older adults, young children,…
The Harborview Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program consists of on-call nurses who respond quickly to providing forensic, trauma-informed medical care to patients who have been sexually assaulted or victims of domestic violence with strangulation….
Washington State is the first state to adopt a law regulating when and how students can return to sports after having a concussion. Seattle’s KUOW interviewed Dr. Monica Vavilala on the push for lawmakers to…
Safe Kids Seattle South King will once again be partnering with King County EMS to host complimentary Car Seat Inspections. This year’s events will be taking place on: May 25th from 11 am – 2…
The HIPRC Outreach Core held its second WE Stop the Bleed (WE STB) training session with Casa Latina on March 20, 2022. Members of HIPRC’s Outreach Core, alongside Seattle Police Department, held a cultural adaptation…
The Harborview Injury & Violence Prevention Center (HIPRC) has established the Anna Pell Endowment. Through the generous gift of two wonderful donors, HIPRC will be able to use this endowment to support our training program…
Originally posted to UW Medicine Newsroom. Although public awareness of concussion dangers has improved over the years, many young people with the injury are not being diagnosed and receiving the care they need, says Dr….