When a patient comes into the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center suffering from severe gunshot wound complications, Rey Henry is ready. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year study of religion student Valerie Powers and fourth-year history student Rey Henry work in the UCLA trauma center. Emergency trauma technicians undergo EMT training and an additional 144 hours of training.
At the moment that quarterback Kevin Prince fractured his jaw during the Tennessee football game, Brian Enriquez was standing on the sidelines, watching the medical response unfold right in front of him. Read more...
Photo: Women’s soccer sports medicine intern April Anthony, a third-year physiological science student, wraps the ankle of junior midfielder Kylie Wright Tuesday.
For the first time, the Undergraduate Communication Association will be opening its Networking Night to all UCLA students. Read more...
Along Bruin Walk on Monday, students were greeted by a makeshift lane, drawn anonymously in chalk and created for use by bikers and skateboarders. Read more...
Along Bruin Walk on Monday, students were greeted by a makeshift lane, drawn anonymously in chalk and created for use by bikers and skateboarders. Read more...
Photo: “Resist the dismount” is written on Bruin Walk in protest of the new UCLA law that requires cyclists and skateboarders to dismount at certain locations on campus.
The first call John Thompson ran was a response to a man who had a seizure and cracked his head on a cement planter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA EMTs John Thompson (left) and Dominic Woodson take turns driving the ambulance. In order to be a UCLA EMT, one must be a full-time UCLA undergraduate or graduate student. Applicants must complete a rigorous training program that lasts approximately six months. Those hoping to succeed must be well-versed in both medical knowledge and campus geography.
During last-minute legislative negotiations, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed 221 bills on Sunday, one of which would have banned pay hikes for top administrators at public universities during times of financial crisis. Read more...
