Northwestern Trauma and Surgical Initiative: Potosi Expansion
As the projects continue to grow here in Bolivia, I unfortunately seem to have less and less time to update my blog. So, in recompense, I’ll provide an interesting, though […]
As the projects continue to grow here in Bolivia, I unfortunately seem to have less and less time to update my blog. So, in recompense, I’ll provide an interesting, though […]
The Current Situation: Trauma Care in Rural Bolivia A few weeks ago, I met a patient whose car slid off a cliff in the rural Yungas Jungles. Local villagers rescued […]
For those of you who are diligently following my blog (mom/dad, grandma/grandpa, and hopefully a few others not required to by bloodline), I apologize for the prolonged absence these past […]
Press Release – Northwestern Medicine Trauma Team Travels to Bolivia An official press release on our work here in Bolivia! We are very grateful to the hospital and Ms. Megan […]
A Brief Introduction to Trauma Registry Systems: Trauma registry systems (TRS) are a formal component of trauma systems in the United States, but have yet to become prevalent in the […]
An Introduction to Our Approach: Given the creation of this initiative by two trauma surgeons (one practicing, one aspiring), our focus is very clear: decrease death from traumatic events. When […]
A rough translation of the article, published this morning in La Razon newspaper: A bus with more than 40 passengers falls into the Chungara River, leaving at least 5 dead. […]
On Jan 23, a bus carrying 55 passengers flipped onto its side and fell 200 meters: 21 passengers died, 32 were injured. According to the police report, “the passengers found […]
“This man was rescued in Chirupaya after having been dragged along by the river.” On Jan 21, a bus carrying 56 passengers (44 seats) fell 250 meters off the road […]
The Plurinational State of Bolivia is one of the poorest and least-developed countries in the Americas, with the lowest GDP per capita in South America and third lowest in the […]