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Patient Spotlight

Owen Canavan was badly injured six years ago. He uses experience to encourage others recovering from traumatic injuries.

By Jill Clendening

In 2017, Canavan was working out at a fitness center when a car came crashing into the building and pinned him against a wall. In the span of a week, he underwent eight surgeries.

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First person

Learning how to “Stop the Bleed” is something we all can do

By Jill Clendening

Stop the Bleed courses, like those taught at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, teach any of us – even those without medical training – how to save some of those lives.

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