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Gilda Cruz-Manglapus, RN, left, and Trauma Surgeon Dr. Ranbir Singh, MD.

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Henry Mayo’s Trauma Services Provide a Comprehensive Level of Care

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Above and below, from left, Gilda Cruz-Manglapus - RN, DeAnna Josing, Desiree Valadez- Trauma Pre-Hospital Data Coordinators and Kathe Rich-Clinical Education Specialist listen to Katie Cummings RN, right, discuss how to stop the bleeding on an arm injury using a mannequin in the simulation lab at the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Education Center.

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ith only fourteen trauma hospitals in Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita is fortunate to have one in its own backyard - Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.

“The Trauma Program is responsible for seeing a special subset of patients that come in who have traumatic injuries,” explains Katie Cummings, Trauma and Injury Prevention Coordinator for Trauma Services at Henry Mayo. “Los Angeles County helps us define what traumatic injuries are, but generally they involve a car/motorcycle crash, many acts of violence like assault, stabbings, gunshot wounds, and falls from heights – things of that nature are all considered trauma injuries, and those are the types of patients that we specialize in caring for.”

Designated as a rural trauma hospital in 1984, Henry Mayo was upgraded to a Level 2 trauma hospital by the LA County Emergency Medical Services Agency in 1992. “The American College of Surgeons surveys the hospital every 3 years to ensure that the trauma center meets all the criteria listed in the Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient,” says Trauma Program Manager Gilda Cruz-Manglapus. One requirement includes having the trauma surgeons and operating room staff

in house 24 hours a day so that they are able to attend to the trauma patients as soon as they arrive.

Cruz-Manglapus adds, “Really what we’re after is to make sure that we demonstrate the high quality of care given to the severely injured patient population that are brought to Henry Mayo, and lives are saved because of the commitment of administration, physicians, nurses and ancillary staff to providing the highest and most comprehensive level of care and support to the critically injured patients.”

Henry Mayo typically sees an average of 1,000 trauma patients per year, but its comprehensive level of care doesn’t only include those who find themselves in the Emergency Room with traumatic injuries. Cruz-Manglapus oversees the care of the patients during their stay at Henry Mayo, while Cummings supervises various programs that focus on injury prevention and care.

One such program called “Stop the Bleed” is a nationwide campaign “launched by the White House

in 2015 and supported by group leaders from law enforcement, the federal government and the medical community to improve survivability from active shooter and mass casualty events. The goal is to educate the public in tourniquet use and other tools to stop life threatening bleeding,” says Cummings.

Because bystanders are typically the first on an accident scene, if they were to properly apply a tourniquet to an injured person, they could possibly help stop the victim’s bleeding until medical care arrives.

“You can die from arterial bleeding in a matter of minutes,” explains Cummings, “however, if you have a tourniquet available it can save a life. Our participation in this nationwide campaign set out to educate the public on the use of tourniquets in case members of our community are ever involved in an active shooter, natural disaster or mass casualty event. The public would be able to help save lives.”

“You can die from arterial bleeding in a matter of minutes.”

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A look at Henry Mayo’s Advanced Primary Stroke Center

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Mark Schultz, MD, Medical Director of Henry Mayo’s Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Lorisha Rathnum-Clark, RN, Stroke Navigator, with a patient in the ICU at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.

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ith stroke being the nation’s 5th leading cause of death, it’s reassuring to know that Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s Advanced Primary Stroke Center is there for stroke patients.

“We ensure that when a patient comes into the emergency room they get appropriate treatment,” says Lorisha Rathnum-Clark, RN Stroke Navigator for the Hospital. “There is treatment available for stroke, and, as soon as they start having symptoms, they need to call 911 and get treatment as soon as possible. Our paramedics are trained to identify stroke symptoms, and they know what to do.”

ta to Henry Mayo since we are specialized in caring for these patients,” says Rathnum-Clark. “There is great team work between the paramedics and the ER staff.

Once a stroke victim is identified, the ER staff is notified, who then alerts the stroke team, which is ready and waiting for the patient when he or she arrives.”

On average, Henry Mayo’s Advanced Primary Stroke Center sees 350 to 400 patients per year. Each patient is given the kind of treatment expected from a hospital that has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines -Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award consecutively for the last four years.

One such treatment according to Rathnum-Clark is tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA. “The medication gravitates toward the clot and breaks it up, allowing the blood and oxygen supply to flow,” explains Rathnum-Clark. She recalls one patient who came into the hospital within 30 minutes of having a stroke and was given tPA before being transferred to another facility in order to have the clot removed. Within two months the patient had recovered 100 percent and regained use of his left side, left eye and was once again able to speak. When administered in a timely matter, tPA can help improve a patient’s chances of recovery.

“Henry Mayo is a primary stroke center. Therefore, paramedics will transport patients within Santa Clari-

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Valencia Spine and Nerve Institute

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Linda Chenaur, BSc, D.C. performs an adjustment at Valencia Spine & Nerve.

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f you need chiropractic care in the Santa Clarita area, Dr. Linda Chenaur’s Valencia Spine and Nerve Institute literally has your back and has for the past 25 years.

Offering a holistic approach to chiropractic care, Dr. Chenaur goes beyond simply correcting issues that result in pain and dysfunction. Dr. Chenaur’s practice takes a preventive and health maintenance approach to care that addresses the source of the problem. Specialized and advanced techniques are utilized to assist in finding the source of the problem and treating the whole body.

Dr. Chenaur explains her choice to focus on a holistic approach to care by noting that, “Traditional medicine treats the symptoms of an existing disease process. By not addressing the cause, the body remains in a state of imbalance and disease which allows it to worsen over time, leading to chronic and degenerative diseases. All medications, including over the counter, have side effects; this means that they do some sort of harm to the body by putting it in a state of imbalance and disrupting its natural healing ability. Maintaining the body’s proper function via a holistic approach assists with chronic health issues such as fatigue, hormonal and sugar imbalances, weight loss, headaches, allergies.”

Preventive care is also a very important factor in Dr. Chenaur’s practice because many people prefer prevention over the treatment of an illness. Valencia Spine and Nerve Institute’s patients can choose to participate in a maintenance program that allows them to receive “balancing” at least twice a month at an affordable price. These maintenance programs have resulted in patients not getting ill as often and in shorter healing times when they do become ill.

Choosing a provider for chiropractic care is a from keeping the health benefits of chiropractic unchoice that patients have the right to make and Dr. known to the public. Insurance companies and the Chenaur understands that. medical world have pigeon-holed chiropractors into “Most every chiropractic professional has mira- pain doctors and demanded that we do not “treat” cle stories to tell so I am very proud of this profes- the body or claim to heal. So I comment by saysion. I have witnessed rapid and sometimes mi- ing that, proven or unproven, guidelines according raculous healing which I feel have been the result to western medicine or not, reasons known or unof specialized education and my “whole body” ap- known, etc., in my opinion, chiropractic patients, and families seem to be healthier.” proach” she said.

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Patients choosing to work with Dr. Chenaur should be aware that there is a great deal of passion and com and learn how the Valencia Spine and Nerve Institute brings their motto, “Committed to Joyful Livlove for life behind the care that they receive.

“I have the desire to be healthy and to pass this ing” to life for every one of their patients and potenknowledge to others. I especially like influencing tial patients. young people in making wise health decisions, removing health barriers that prevent them from enjoying their youth, and teaching them choices that will make them healthier adults.” explained Dr. Chenaur.

When she is not hard at work, Dr. Chenaur lives a particularly active lifestyle. She enjoys swimming, cultural activities, cooking, and organic wine tasting. She is also a classically trained pianist although she doesn’t get a chance to play as often as she once did. An important part of Dr. Chenaur’s practice is encouraging and preparing her patients to live full and active lives. She practices what she preaches.

When asked if there was anything Dan Watson/The Signal that she especially wanted readers of this article to know, Dr. Chenaur re- Melina Davoodi, left, office manager and Linda Chenaur, BSc, D.C. at plied with, “A disservice has resulted Valencia Spine & Nerve.

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