As temperatures climb well over 100 F and excessive heat warnings in effect, clinicians are cautioning people to know the signs of dehydration and other heat-related illnesses. “Our community is experiencing exceptionally high temperatures, which can be particularly harmful to our vulnerable and elderly populations,” said Dr. Audrey Cruz, Intermountain Health internal medicine physician. “We encourage… Read more »
Southern Utah University student Vishal Shukla — who was paralyzed in a surfing accident — is now walking, climbing mountains, helping other patients like himself, and thanking his Intermountain Health caregivers and others who helped him reach his goals. Shukla was body surfing with classmates near his hometown in California during SUU’s spring break in 2022 when… Read more »
With record high temperatures in the forecast, Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital safety experts are issuing a safety reminder to parents to never leave a child in a vehicle – even for a minute – to prevent unintended injury or even death. “In just 10 minutes, a car can heat up by 20 degrees and become deadly,”… Read more »
Intermountain Health physicians have seen too many carbon monoxide poisonings from boats, many involving young children. The Center for Disease Control began studying carbon monoxide poisoning related to boats in 2000. Since then, thousands of carbon monoxide poisonings and hundreds of deaths have been reported. Lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide can accumulate in just seconds…. Read more »
Intermountain Health researchers are helping to lead a national consortium of healthcare systems and hospitals in a new federally-funded initiative that will use advanced technologies – including AI and machine learning – to improve treatment for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonia, and sepsis – the most common and devastating conditions found in… Read more »
