Ryder Trauma Center observes Trauma Awareness Month, and encourages the community to learn life techniques to stop uncontrolled bleeding
Who:
Miami-Dade Police Major Ricky Carter, former Ryder Trauma patient
Nicholas Namias, MD, medical director, Ryder Trauma Center
Rishi Rattan, MD, UHealth Trauma Surgeon at Ryder Trauma
Vianca Diaz, RN, clinical coordinator at Ryder Trauma Center and good samaritan
Thalia Rodriguez, good samaritan
Roberto Lanzetti, good samaritan
Representatives from Hialeah Fire Department and Miami-Dade Fire
What:
On May 7, 2017, Miami-Dade Police Major Ricky Carter was riding his motorcycle on I-75, near Northwest 138th Street, when he lost control and crashed into a guardrail. Good samaritans rushed to aid him at the scene of crash. Thalia Rodriguez, an 18-year-old student, Vianca Diaz, who happened to be a nurse and clinic care coordinator at Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital along with Carter’s friend, Roberto Lanzetti, helped save his life by applying tourniquets to control the bleeding. Carter was then airlifted to Ryder Trauma, where he underwent surgery. His legs were badly mangled in the crash so surgeons amputated both legs.
The 21-year veteran, who oversaw the county’s Northside District, received in-patient physical therapy at Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital for two months before being discharged. He continued outpatient therapy for four months, before moving to another rehabilitation facility closer to home. He was recently fitted into his new prosthetic legs, and walked for the first time without any assistance at his daughter’s graduation on May 3.
“I intent to show the world that life without limbs has no limitations to be fearless and courageous in the quest to achieve your dreams,” said Carter.
On Monday, May 7, exactly one year since the tragic accident, Carter will return to Ryder Trauma Center, where he will be reunited with his medical team, the good samaritans who helped save his life, and the EMS teams from Hialeah Fire Department and Miami-Dade Fire that assisted him before he was airlifted to Ryder Trauma.
Last year, Ryder Trauma Center kicked off its Stop the Bleed campaign, an initiative of the American College of Surgeons and the Committee on Trauma, which focuses on training the public on how to use different techniques to control bleeding, including use of their hands, dressings, and tourniquets.
Uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death in trauma cases. As the leaders in trauma care in Miami-Dade County, Jackson Health System wants to train, equip, and empower families, friends, coworkers, and bystanders to save lives, and stop life-threating bleeding while emergency medical crews are on their way to a victim. If your organization would like to receive Stop the Bleed training, please contact us at [email protected].
Shortly after the press conference, Jackson clinical staff will provide a modified version of the Stop the Bleed training. Media and guests will also get a chance to experience the Smart Trainer Motorcycle Simulator, in which riders experience and respond to a variety of on-screen scenarios as they travel along virtual streets and highways.
When:
10 a.m., Monday, May 7, 2018
Where:
Ryder Trauma Center
Room 103
1800 N.W. 10th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Editor’s Note:
Notes: Media can park in media lot of Ryder Trauma Center.
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