Myleah Rhynes had spent nearly 24 hours in the emergency department at Children’s on Christmas Day 2009. She hadn’t slept. She hadn’t eaten. And she wasn’t sure if her children and husband would survive after being seriously injured in a car wreck on Christmas Eve. Then something happened that made Myleah so happy that she [...]
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Emergency Services/Trauma, Experts, Safety
Tiny Batteries Pose Real Danger to Children
CBS 11 Investigator Ginger Allen, with the help of Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children’s Medical Center Dallas Dr. Halim Hennes, reports on the very real dangers tiny batteries pose to children. Related Posts Kids Swallow the Darnedest Things
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Emergency Services/Trauma, Patient Features, Safety
Kids Swallow the Darnedest Things
Watching a child’s every move is impossible — especially if it is 4-year-old Harrison Piering. “He has a twinkle in his eye,” says his mom, Carol. “You just look at him, and you know he’s about to do something he’s not supposed to do.” One night in summer 2010, Harrison was coughing, unusually lethargic and [...]
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Emergency Services/Trauma, Experts, Neurology, Patient Features
Football Collision Leads to Near-Fatal Head Injury
After receiving a concussion during recess, a fourth grader was transported to the Children's Dallas Level 1 Trauma Center. Follow a pictorial look at Ethan's journey.
It was a typical day at recess for fourth-grader Ethan Fox. But while playing a football game with his friends on May 29, 2012, an accident on the field landed him in an ambulance. Neurosurgeon Dr. Bradley Weprin says Ethan could have died had he reached the Children’s Level 1 Trauma Center 10 minutes later [...]
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Emergency Services/Trauma, Patient Features
Football accident lands student in ED – CBS 11
June 5, 2012 – CBS Ch. 11 covers the story of Ethan Fox who was injured during an impromptu game of football during school recess and was admitted to the Children’s Medical Center Dallas emergency department with a skull fracture and arterial bleeding. Thanks to Ethan’s teacher, paramedics and Children’s pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Bradley Weprin, [...]
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Emergency Services/Trauma, Patient Features, Safety
Toddler Crawls Through Doggy Door, Falls in Pool
It started out as a typical day at Makayla Mayes’ McKinney home in November 2009, though things changed quickly. Makayla’s mom, Brittany, was pulling clothes out of the washing machine while 2-year-old Makayla played nearby. But as soon as Mom turned her back, the toddler crawled through the doggy door and into the backyard. When [...]
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Emergency Services/Trauma, Experts
Meet Dr. Mom Pam Okada
Pam Okada, M.D. Attending Physician in the Emergency Department, Children’s Medical Center Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern WHAT SHE DOES: Addresses every issue that comes into one of the country’s busiest pediatric emergency departments — from asthma and seizures to broken bones and resuscitations. WHY EMERGENCY MEDICINE: After medical school, initially worked at a [...]
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