Across the United States, more than 100 people are killed and more than 200 are injured every day by firearms. As an emergency room doctor, Megan L. Ranney, M.D. M.P.H. F.A.C.E.P., has seen the impacts of this violence first hand. She discusses the basic epidemiology of firearm injury, explains the drivers behind them, and advocates for new, inclusive strategies for prevention.  [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38251]

Firearm Injury as a Public Health Problem

Ever wondered how wearable technology and design can lead to a better healing experience? Or how medical centers that are certified to treat seniors affect patient outcomes? Or how physicians use individualized care for cancer patients in an emergency setting? Listen in as experts discuss evolution and innovation in emergency medicine. Series: "UC San Diego Health Talks" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37203]

Evolution of Emergency Medicine and Whole Patient Care - Health Talks

Resilience

Why is San Francisco particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change? The San Francisco department of Public Health and the California Strategic Growth Council are assessing the problems and creating plans for dealing with extreme heat, air quality, power disruption and a built infrastructure can withstand changing conditions. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36492]

Climate Change and Public Health: Modernizing Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness

The rate of under 5 mortality was halved from 1960 to 1990 but more recently  there has been a slowing in the reduction. Success varies by region, explains Dr. Rajesh Daftary. He identifies current progress in mortality reduction and identifies effective interventions. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35577]

Under-5 Mortality: Keeping Kids Alive

Lightning injuries range from mild (temporarily stunned) to severe (full cardiac arrest). Dr. Preston Maxim explains the ways one can avoid a lightning strike. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33298]

How to Avoid a Lightning Strike

So you crashed your bike...if you spend time on two wheels, it is inevitable. Dr. Justin Bosley, Emergency Physician and Sports Medicine Physician, explains what to do right away and days, weeks and months later. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33440]

You Just Crashed: What Do You Do? - Cycling to Health 

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries.  Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Blum Center Drones to Enhance Flood Resilience

In the wilderness there is an obvious danger of being bitten by snakes, insects and arthropods. Dr. Susanne Spano offers advice on what to do in case you meet are bitten by a venomous creature far from medical help.  Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32546]

Bites and Stings: The Venomous Truth

Hypothermia is a potentially dangerous drop in body temperature. If the temperature drops too low it is a medical emergency. Emergency medicine specialist Dr. Chris Colwell explains the risk factors and the signs and symptoms of hypothermia so that it can be managed as soon as possible.  Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32414]

Hypothermia and Cold Emergencies

If you are hiking, skiing, climbing or just visiting at altitude higher than 8,000 feet you may experience altitude sickness. Emergency Medicine specialist Dr. Chris Colwell warns of the dangers of drinking alcohol at high altitude. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32809]

Altitude and Alcohol

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Emergency Preparedness (Video)

Before you head to the back country get tips from Dr. Judy Klein, emergency medicine specialist, so you know what to do if you find yourself in an emergency medical situation far from professional help. Get tips on the essential first aid kit and learn potentially life-saving techniques. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32501]

Backcountry Trauma and Improvisation

Most people would be surprised to learn that what a caller reports and what an emergency responder finds are often completely different. Dispatchers are the “Time Zero” responders who can correctly interpret a caller’s report into a coherent, timely and effective response. Learn the ins and outs of these calls and how to best help an emergency dispatcher reach their goal of “right response, right location, right every time”. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29287]

The Anatomy of a 911 Call: How Does the EMS System Translate a Call for Help into an Organized Medical Response?

If you live with the potential of earthquakes it is important to be prepared. Matthew Springer, UCSF Professor of Medicine, gives specific strategies about how to secure your home, yourself and your pets. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 29289]

Home Preparedness in Earthquake Country

From UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center comes this preview of the largest, most complex seismic test ever conducted, designed to test nonstructural systems in hospitals including the first-time-ever seismic test of a working elevator and fire testing. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 23597]

Protecting California’s Hospitals - The Preview - UCTV Prime Cuts

The discipline and practice of medicine has a very unique way of approaching problems. Doctors use a mix of experience, intuition, evidence, and even chance to inform their clinical conclusions and decisions. In the emergency room, these decisions are being made rapidly, often with tremendous amounts of uncertainty when a lot is on the line. Dr. Jahan Fahimi explores the basis for those decisions, highlighting the sophisticated mechanisms that help doctors get it right, as well as the pitfalls and distractions that lead them astray.  Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 25800]

Inside the Mind of a Medical Detective

Creatures bite, sting and release toxins. Emergency medicine doctor Daniel Repplinger talks proper caring for snake bites, before visiting the hospital. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32812]

When Snakes Bite: Pre-Hospital Care

Dr. Thomas Neylan, UCSF Professor of psychiatry, explores stress and psychiatric implications of trauma and disasters. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29290]

Psychological Effects of Disasters: Identifying the Problem and Helping Individuals Cope

If you are hiking, skiing, climbing or just visiting at altitude higher than 8,000 feet you may experience altitude sickness. Emergency Medicine specialist Dr. Chris Colwell discusses the keys to helping the human body adjust to high altitude. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32808]

Acclimatization: What You Need to Know

Dr. Preston Maxim explores two situations that may require emergency aid: lightning injury and hyperthermia. Lightning injuries range from mild (temporarily stunned) to severe (full cardiac arrest). Hyperthermia, overheated body, has many stages and can be very dangerous. Find out what you can do as a bystander or a victim. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32547]

Lightning Injuries and Hyperthermia

Lt. Erica Arteseros of the San Francisco Fire Department talks about what people can do in the event of a disaster that overwhelms emergency responders.  Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29288]

Neighborhoods Responding in Disasters: Turning Connection into a Powerful Resource to Catastrophe

Coral, sea urchins, venomous fish, and stingrays can all inject venom into their targets causing pain and wounds that must be treated. Dr. Dan Repplinger explains how to recognize and treat these injuries. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32457]

Marine Envenomations

If you are hiking, skiing, climbing or just visiting at altitude higher than 8,000 feet you may experience altitude sickness. Emergency Medicine specialist Dr. Chris Colwell covers the symptoms and what you should do if you show any of the signs. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32415]

High Altitude Illness

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