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Kevin High, RN, MPH, EMT
Trauma Program Manager
Background

Teaching
I lecture regularly within the Vanderbilt system. The following lectures are divided among the topics of trauma, airway management, EMS and air medical transport. The following provides a lecture description along with outline/notes.

Links
Vanderbilt Trauma Bay - This site provides important infomation and insights into the traumabay at Vanderbilt. In addition, this site is currently being used by the military for trauma training.
Vanderbilt EMS - EMS information and training videos can be found here.
Cadaver Lab/Airway Lab - This microsite contains important information including schedules, locations, and what to expect from our cadaver lab program.

Professional Bio:
Kevin began his career in 1985 as an emergency nurse working in rural southern Georgia. He started at Vanderbilt in 1989 in the Emergency Department and began working as a flight nurse at Vanderbilt LifeFlight in1993. Kevin left the program in 2006 to work with Emergency Medicine. Kevin functions as the Trauma Program Manager and works with both the myriad EMS and air medical agencies that serve Vanderbilt as a liaison and educator. He serves as faculty member focusing on issues surrounding trauma care, airway management, EMS and air medical transport.
In November of 2003 Kevin was named the Association of Air Medical Service’s Air Medical Crew Member of the Year at the Air Medical Transport Conference in Reno, NV. In 2009 he was awarded the Faculty Teaching Award by the Vanderbilt Department of Emergency medicine for his efforts in teaching. Kevin is the Past President of the Air/Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) an international association representing flight/transport nurses. He was chosen to provide expert testimony at the 2009 National Transportation Safety Board Hearing on air medical safety on behalf of medical crew members.
His educational background includes an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a Bachelors of Science/Allied Health and a Masters in Public Health. Kevin speaks regularly to professional groups across the United States and Canada focusing on issues that affect transport, emergency medicine and healthcare organizations.
He has authored over 30 articles that have appeared in periodicals such as the Journal of Emergency Nursing, EMS Magazine, Air Med, Air Medical Journal, JEMS and Emergency Medicine along with several trade and local magazines.
Born and raised in Tennessee, he resides in Franklin.

Trauma Conference
The Trauma/Emergency Medicine Resuscitation conference is a multidisciplinary conference that focuses on the initial resuscitation of adult trauma patients. The conference is held every Monday at 11:00 am in the EM conference room/7th floor Oxford House. The conference is open to all personnel involved in the care and transport of trauma patients to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Conference attendees must have a VUMC ID badge or an ID badge and or uniform from respective agency/organization. CME is available for the conference; see below.

Official Conference Description
This multidisciplinary conference is a joint venture between the Vanderbilt Department of Emergency Medicine and Division of Trauma
This conference is established with the purpose of evaluating and improving the quality of care.
The discussions and interactions held in this conference are strictly for educational and quality improvement/review purposes only.

Trauma Conference Goals
  • Provide a high quality educational conference on acute trauma care
  • Promote a culture of safety, quality care and excellence
  • Improve patient care processes and clinical outcomes


Continuing Medical Education
CME credit is available for the conference; an attendance roster is at each conference. You must sign in; the Vanderbilt Office of CME handles the CME records. Insert vanderblt cme here

Cadaver lab
The cadaver lab is part of the Emergency Medicine residency training program. The lab focuses on airway and procedural skills. The lab is held in conjunction with the Vanderbilt Anatomical Donation Program. The lab is held in the Medical Gross Anatomy Lab six to eight months out of the year; the remainder of the labs are held at an alternative lab in MCN. A detailed description of the lab along with the schedule can be found here.

Participation
The lab functions as a teaching resource for the Emergency Medicine residency program; first and foremost. I hold slots in each lab for LifeFlight medical crew members and on occasion provide opportunities for other individuals within the Vanderbilt system to attend. I do this on a case by case basis; therefore if you are part of the VU clinical community feel free to contact me. If possible I may be able to work you in depending on class size; dependent upon your position there may be a nominal fee. At this time I do not have the capability to host individuals from outside the Vanderbilt community. I have labs throughout the year that are dedicated or tailored to specific groups; the incoming Emergency Medicine interns as an example. These labs are special events and are closed. See the schedule for details.

Emergency Airway Management
I have attended both Ron Walls and Richard Levitan’s airway courses; I highly recommend both. Information and the texts for each are below.

Air Medical Transport and Safety
As a former flight nurse, an educator and leader in the air medical industry these topics are near and dear to me. The industry faces a multitude of challenges; it is vital that the healthcare quotient of the industry be heard and represented. Some past writings and helpful links are below:

Legal Disclaimer
The information provided in this conference is privileged & confidential under TCA S63-6-219, attorney client privileges and other applicable laws, and shall not be disclosed to unauthorized persons.


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Fax: 615.936.1316
Mobile: 615.818.9185
http://airwaylab.vanderbiltem.com
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1301 Medical Center Drive, Room 1508 TVC
Nashville TN 37232

 
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