Tiny balloon catheter stops bleeding, has life-saving impact in trauma patients
ER-REBOA catheter is often used on the battlefield to stave off bleeding in injured military personnel.
Dr. Andrew Beckett, an MUHC trauma surgeon who championed the implementation of the REBOA program in Canada, and a patient from the MUHC were interviewed by CTV News, CBC News at 6, The Montreal Gazette, CJAD, The Canadian Press, CBC Homerun and Breakfast TV.
This story was also featured in: The Telegram, Times Colonist, Advocator, CityNewsToronto.
A new device that saves lives
A Canadian first at the McGill University Health Center (MUHC): A new catheter saves the lives of patients with pelvic or abdominal fractures by controlling internal bleeding within minutes. A major advance in traumatology. Interview with Dr. Andrew Beckett in La Presse (in French).
This story was also featured in: Journal Metro, L’Actualité, Radio-Canada, Huffington Post and Radio Canada International (in French).
Handling the Heat
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta joined CTV Montreal’s Mutsumi Takahashi to discuss how the human body handles extreme heat and what is necessary to avoid heat stroke. Watch it here.
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