Cali Hinckley should have been quietly asleep in her bedroom, curled next to her 2-year-old daughter that June afternoon. But as her husband watched football downstairs, his phone rang, her...
On a spring evening in 2021, Meaghan McFarland left her apartment in Layton for a walk with her dog. She never saw the Ford F350 speeding toward her at 50...
At first, Tyler Lintz thought he could push through. He was a firefighter after all, a fit, active dad of three, so a sore throat, fatigue, and cough — not...
Las fiestas llenan el aire de felicidad y alegría, pero también pueden conllevar estrés y tristeza para muchas personas, especialmente para aquellas que padecen una enfermedad mental subyacente.
On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at McLean Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, will present a Psychiatry Grand Rounds...
Dubbed the first “social media war,” the war in Ukraine is being consumed in real-time through a screen at a rate never seen before. These images, videos, and audio clips...
There are some things everyone should know how to do: CPR, first aid, and recognizing the signs of a stroke. Dr. Jennifer Majersik is director of the University of Utah Stroke Center. She says it’s crucial to get to the hospital immediately if you think you or someone else is having a stroke. In this podcast, she tells you how to recognize if you or someone else is having a stroke and what to do if you determine that they are. Take a few minutes to listen to this podcast and learn how to potentially save a life.
Spend enough time outside during the summer months and you may feel tired, thirsty, or a little nauseous. These are relatively common symptoms of heat exhaustion. But if your body temperature gets too high, you may experience potentially life-threatening heatstroke. Dr. Troy Madsen explains how to protect yourself and your loved ones from severe heat exposure.
Rabies is a very serious virus. Once a person is infected, there is not much a doctor can do to treat it. If a dog, cat, bat, or other mammal you might suspect has rabies has bitten you, get to the doctor. The first dose of the vaccine should be administered within the first 24 hours after exposure. Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen explains what types of animals may have the virus and what to watch for with potential exposure. Dr. Madsen also puts to rest the rumors that the rabies vaccine is painful and administered into the stomach.
The University of Utah Poison Control Center speaks with people who accidentally swallow gasoline almost daily. But poison specialist Brad Dahl says it’s what many people do afterward that is most dangerous. He talks about what should be done if you swallow gasoline or get it on your eyes or skin.
If you have a painful but minor injury such as a sprain or fracture, it might be faster to go to an urgent care office instead of the emergency room. Dr. Tom Miller talks to emergency room surgeon Dr. Robert Stephen about how to decide where to go when you have a minor emergency injury.
You are suddenly hit with a severe headache that you’ve never experienced before. Maybe you pass out; maybe it makes you sick to your stomach. Should you go to the ER? Emergency physician Dr. Troy Madsen says these “thunderclap headaches” might be a sign of something much more serious. On this episode of "ER or Not" we talk what potentially life threatening problems that a severe headache might be a sign of, and how to distinguish them from a normal headache.
Contact burns are caused by touching a hot object. They commonly occur while cooking or using beauty tools such as a curling iron. All contact burns are preventable. Giavonni Lewis...
