| BC Physical Trauma Survivors' Day - Sandy's Story | 37298 | B.C. Physical Trauma Survivors Day, held each October 17, raises awareness of prevention, treatment and recovery from traumatic physical injuries. For 2022, Sandy Richards shares his experience. | <img alt="" src="/news/PublishingImages/sandy-richards-trauma-survivors-day.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
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| Learning how to Stop the Bleed® turns bystanders into life savers | 8575 | Did you know a person can bleed to death from an injury in as little as five minutes? May 19 is Stop the Bleed® Day. Learning how to stop someone from bleeding out can save a life. | | 5/19/2022 7:00:00 AM | | 6/7/2023 1:03:43 PM | Skip to main content
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Menu In his role as Trauma Medical Director at Victoria General Hospital, Dr. Dennis Kim regularly sees patients whose lives were saved because a | | | html | False | aspx | |
| Locum Offering - Trauma and Acute Care General Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital | 36575 | Locum Offering - Trauma and Acute Care General Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/General%20%26%20Thoracic%20Surgery%20Portraits-05.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 5/13/2022 7:00:00 AM | | 6/7/2023 1:03:43 PM | Skip to main content
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| Stay injury-free on the slopes this B.C. Family Day | 32103 | Vancouver – Health-care professionals are reminding British Columbians to exercise caution when enjoying the slopes this Family Day weekend. | <img alt="" src="/news/PublishingImages/NewsImages/Snow%20Infographic_.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 2/19/2022 8:00:00 AM | | 6/7/2023 1:03:43 PM | Skip to main content
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| Launch of the Vision Zero in Road Safety Grant Program | 37430 | The Vision Zero in Road Safety Grant Program provides up to $20,000 in funding to reduce the incidence and severity of injuries among vulnerable road users. | <img alt="" src="/news/PublishingImages/VZ%20Grant%20(2).png" width="652" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 11/1/2021 7:00:00 AM | | 6/7/2023 1:03:43 PM | Skip to main content
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Menu Transport-related injuries result in $526 million in direct health care costs in British Columbia each
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| Recognizing the inaugural B.C. Concussion Awareness Week | 18337 | September 26 to October 1, 2021 marks the first annual B.C. Concussion Awareness Week, established to encourage everyone to understand how to prevent, recognize, respond to and manage concussions. | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/CAW_Coaches.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 9/27/2021 7:00:00 AM | | 6/7/2023 1:03:43 PM | Skip to main content
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Menu Did you know that concussions are the most common form of head injury Each year in B.C., almost 600 people are hospitalized for a concussion | | | html | False | aspx | |
| Applications open for UBC Master and Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care | 40445 | Applications Open for UBC Master and Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care - January 2022 | <img alt="" src="/news/PublishingImages/NewsImages/UBC.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 9/21/2021 7:00:00 AM | | 6/7/2023 1:03:43 PM | Skip to main content
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| Do the 'Dutch Reach' | 42305 | Do the Dutch Reach to protect cyclists and other users when exiting your vehicle | <img alt="" src="/news/PublishingImages/Tobin_header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 9/16/2021 7:00:00 AM | | 6/7/2023 1:03:43 PM | Skip to main content
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Menu Using your furthest hand to open your vehicle door while rotating your body to exit provides a better view of cyclists, motorcyclists | | | html | False | aspx | |
| National Drowning Prevention Week 2021 | 40423 | Drowning is preventable! Bring awareness to water safety during National Drowning Prevention Week from July 18-24, 2021. | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Boating%20lifejacket.jpg?RenditionID=3" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:5px 5px;" /> | 7/14/2021 7:00:00 AM | | 6/7/2023 1:03:43 PM | Skip to main content
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| Potential Lost, Potential for Change: The Cost of Injury 2021 | 40055 | Preventable injuries cost the Canadian economy $29.4 billion in a single year, including $20.4 billion in direct health-care costs. | <img alt="" src="/news/PublishingImages/COI%20page%20small.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 7/9/2021 7:00:00 AM | | 6/7/2023 1:03:43 PM | Skip to main content
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