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Subject: MailChimpTemplateTest-"TSNotesMay2018"Date: Thursday,July19,2018at11:02:15AMEasternDaylightTimeFrom: cetheridge@amtrauma.org(sentbycetheridge@mail187-199.suw11.mandrillapp.com

<cetheridge@mail187-199.suw11.mandrillapp.com>)To: ClaireEtheridge

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Support Survivors by Giving Ten for TSN!Ten for TSN is a campaign for anyone who wants to support the TraumaSurvivors Network program to continue its mission to help trauma survivors andfamilies survive, connect, and rebuild. The TSN program continues to expandsupport services for survivors and families throughout the UnitedStates, Canada, and online. Donating $10 for TSN can be a great way to honora special trauma survivor or family member or friend you know or to honor aspecial medical team that has been part of your own survivor story.

To participate in Ten for TSN, select "Trauma Survivors Network"from the donation list on the American Trauma Society websitedonation page.If you're on the go, you can also text "TSN" to 703-215-4011 toinitiate the giving process.

If you would like to give your donation to honor a special survivor, family/friend,or medical team, please share this in the Donor Comments section. The TSNwill be recognizing all of the honored survivors, family/friends, and medicalteams at the quarterly American Trauma Society's Board of Directorsmeetings.

You can give more than $10! We kept the requested amount lowso most everyone can participate, but we greatly appreciate your generosity ifyou are able to give a larger amount. For donations of appreciated securities,

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please contact the national office at (703) 538-3544.

You can participate in Trauma Survivor's Day in another way as well! Youcan post a picture or video using the National Trauma SurvivorDay instructions. You can also share your story as a trauma survivor or afamily/friend of a trauma survivor for the Survivor Stories or Stories from Family& Friends resources on the TSN Website. Just contact Eileen Flores, NationalTSN Coordinator at eflores@amtrauma.org for more information.

Celebrate Trauma Awareness Month This May! The American Trauma Society, in collaboration with the Society of TraumaNurses, is once again pleased to present National Trauma Awareness Month. This year is National Trauma Awareness Month's 30th anniversary. May is setaside to raise awareness of the reality of traumatic injuries that occur each day,the lives that are impacted by trauma, and the medical teams dedicated toproviding life-saving care.

May 16, 2018 is National Trauma Survivors Day!Each year, the 3rd Wednesday in May is set aside as National TraumaSurvivors Day (NTSD). This special day provides support and encouragementfor trauma survivors and their families/friends who show courage and strengthin the healing process.

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On May 16, you can show your support to honor and encourage traumasurvivors. It’s easy!Print this sign and write your words of advice or inspiration.

Take your picture holding the sign.Upload the sign to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagramwith #TraumaSurvivorsDay and #NTSDTag your friends and family along with your Trauma Center.

Highlighting Trauma Survivor: David Fransisco

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David Francisco is an accomplished singer/songwriter, musician and a SpinalCord Injury (SCI) survivor.

After graduating from the University of Tennessee Knoxville, with a B.S. degreein Electrical Engineering in 2014, David chose to travel throughout Europe on aquest to consider the next phase of his life. He determined he would forego atraditional career in engineering to instead pursue music creation as his fulltime endeavor.

He opened and operated a small recording studio in Knoxville for a couple ofyears before deciding to enhance his producing and engineering skills byattending the world renowned Blackbird Academy in Nashville Tennessee.Three weeks after moving to Nashville, his tragedy struck.

While riding his bicycle home from school at lunch to feed his dog, David was t-boned by a distracted driver who ran a red light at a busy intersection. His bodyslammed into the windshield, launched 10 feet into the air and crashed into thepavement. His spinal cord severely damaged and his left forearm severely cut.It was April 27, 2016, and his life was forever changed. He immediately wastransported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville Tennessee,where he received excellent medical care.

He was later transferred to the Shepherd Rehabilitation Center in AtlantaGeorgia, where he endured intensive in-patient Physical Therapy (PT). Hefocused all of his efforts on regaining any possible mobility. In January 2017,David returned to Nashville and then graduated from the Blackbird Academy inJune 2017. His journey is also documented in the short film “Back ToBlackbird”.

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David is also a former “American Idol” contestant, and returned home toKnoxville, Tennessee to take the stage at the Rhythm ‘Blooms Festival. Thiswas his first time home to Knoxville since appearing on national television.David is extremely talented and plays the saxophone, piano, guitar and vocals.He is a prolific songwriter, music producer, and performer. He inspires otherswith his talent and his story of coming back after being hit by a car while on hisbike.

David has an album full of original songs coming out this summer 2018 and a500 mile bike ride called the “David Francisco Ride for Hope”. It’s aninspirational 11-day journey down the coast of California to celebrate peoplewho are overcoming life’s unexpected challenges. Led by a small group ofmusic industry professionals, they will be highlighting various organizations whoare key to helping others become Trauma Survivors and Overcomers.

To learn more about David Francisco, visit: davidfranciscomusic.com

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David with his wife Kristi Platillero and with the University of Tennessee MedicalCenter Knoxville Trauma Survivor Network Clinical Coordinator, ThereseZaltash.

Highlighting Trauma Survivor: Jason Koger

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Jason Koger is a trauma survivor and upper extremity amputee. He is fromOwensboro, Kentucky. Jason is married to his beautiful wife, Jenny and theyhave 2 daughters, Billie Grace and Cambell, and a son, Axell. Jason graduatedfrom Murray State University and with an Engineering Degree.

On March 1, 2008, while riding an ATV around his grandfather’s farm, Jasoncame in contact with a power line that was down. 7200 volts of electricityrushed through his body leading to severe traumatic injuries. Jason was airlifted to the burn unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he wasunder the medical care of Dr. Jeffery Guy. Jason shares that in order to savehis life, the necessary decision to amputate both hands was made. Jason wasplaced in an induced coma for 3 days. After 12 days, Jason was released anddischarged home to Kentucky to continue his recovery. Jason shares thatduring his hospital stay, Dr. Guy spent time with Jason and spoke with himabout making personal goals and striving to reach those goals. Jason sharesthat as his daughters were very young at the time of his accident, and his firstgoal was to hold his children again. With the help of Dr. Guy, Jasonaccomplished this first goal while in the hospital, which opened a path for Jasonto set and achieve even more goals. Jason shares that a month later, withpermission from his doctor and help from friends and family, he returned to hislove of hunting.

When starting the recovery process, Jason decided to not give up. Jasonshares that every day, he woke up and thought of goals that he wanted toreach. Those goals started out as feeding himself to dressing himself. Whilegoing through therapy and working through challenges, Jason started to moveforward. Jason shares that from the very beginning of his healing process, hekept his faith and believed that God would give him the strength toovercome. Jason shares that it was helpful not to worry about what tomorrowhad in store, but to simply live in the moment. This led to feeling grateful that hehad another day with his family. Along with a strong faith, Jason shares he had

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help from his wife, kids, parents, sister, in-laws, friends, and his community. Heworked extremely hard and learn to accept the fact that he would fail, but thatfailure could give him the determination to succeed.

Since his injuries, Jason shares that he has become the 1st bilateral armamputee in the world with bionic hands. He has been seen on Hawaii 5-0,Apple commercial, CNN, Dr. Gupta, several magazines and nationalnews. Jason’s goals grew through time as he became the first bilateral armamputee to hunt and kill a bear with a crossbow. Jason has also been involvedwith a clothing line, “SAY I WONT”. Today, Jason enjoys helping amputees andother survivors to be successful. He is a motivational speaker and loves givingback. One event the he is especially proud to have hosted is called “HandingBack”. During this event, celebrities that Jason now knows have come to hishome town and raised money for charitable organizations within hiscommunity. Jason is proud to be a survivor and to encourage other survivorsthat even after trauma, life can still be good.

To learn more about Jason Koger, visit: jasonkoger.com. Jason welcomesfollowers on Instagram @jkoger84 or his public Facebook page.

Highlighting Trauma Survivor: Brian Boyle

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Every two seconds somebody in the U.S. needs blood. As a former traumapatient, I experienced this firsthand back in 2004.

My story begins one month after graduating from high school. I was cominghome from swim practice, and I was involved in a near fatal car accident. Theimpact of the crash shifted my heart across my chest and collapsed my lungs.Just like my dreams for the future, my ribs, pelvis, and left clavicle wereshattered. I sustained damage to practically every major organ in my body,including laceration of the liver and kidneys, and I experienced 60 percentblood loss.

Using the jaws of life, the rescue squads and firefighters had to free me fromthe wreckage at the accident scene. They later received awards for theirabilities in rescuing me. I was immediately medevaced to Prince George'sHospital Trauma Center. I was practically dead on arrival when I arrived at thehospital. I was soon given the last rites and my parents had to make the difficultdecision to invite my family and friends to come say their final goodbyes,because it would be a miracle if I could survive the first 24 hours.

I survived the first day, followed by the second, and I would ultimately spend thenext two months on life support in a coma. During this time frame, I underwent14 major operations, received 36 blood transfusions and 13 plasma treatments.I ended up losing a total of 100 pounds. I remember overhearing that there wasa strong possibility that I would spend the rest of my life in a nursing home in avegetative state.

I’ll never forget the pain and suffering in the eyes of my parents, and I soonrealized that what they were experiencing was far worse than my own pain.After a little over a month and a half, I began making my slow comeback frommy paralyzed state. Starting with the blinking of an eye, the most subtle shakeof a hand and eventually a faint smile, my parents knew that I was still thereand fighting for them.

I began several months of intense physical therapy where I had to relearn howto talk, eat, tie my shoes, take a shower, and eventually walk with a cane. Oneyear after the accident, I was beginning my freshman year in college and I hadthe fortunate opportunity to swim in the first swim meet. In October 2007, the

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healing was finally complete when I crossed the finish line of the HawaiiIronman triathlon.

To show my sincere gratitude, I went back to the rescue squads and varioushospitals to thank these amazing people firsthand. I soon began speaking withother patients and families to offer support, motivation, and help them navigateas they began their journeys of healing. To further help improve the patientexperience, I became a dedicated patient and healthcare advocate and begantraveling the world speaking with medical organizations, hospital associations,and many patients and families about their experiences in the health caresetting.

After many conversations with my care providers, I became aware that therewas also another group of people that played a very important role in mysurvival — my 36 blood donors.

For more than a decade, I have proudly supported the Red Cross mission byhosting dozens of blood drives across the country, donating blood on severaloccasions, speaking at hundreds of events to raise awareness on theimportance of blood donation, participating in more than five dozen enduranceevents wearing 36 tiny red crosses on my race suit in honor of my blooddonors. I wanted to do all that I could to offer support for patients in need.

I received 36 blood transfusions over the course of my emergency treatmentand recovery. I think about these selfless people every single day. Their bloodwas not only lifesaving, but also lifegiving.

Since my trauma, I’ve been able to make a full recovery, finish college, go on toearn my master’s degree at Johns Hopkins University and get married in 2013.My most cherished moment over the years came about last July when my wifeand I welcomed our first child into this world, a daughter that we named Clara inhonor of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.

As a former trauma patient and blood recipient, I have dedicated my life tosupporting the Red Cross mission. By giving just one hour of their time, myblood donors not only helped give me the chance at a lifetime, but to also bringnew life into this world.

To find opportunities to give blood, visit: RedCrossBlood.org.

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The ATS Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

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The mission of the American Trauma Society (ATS) is Saving Lives, ImprovingCare, and Empowering Survivors. The Trauma Survivors Network is a programof the American Trauma Society to actively support trauma survivors andfamilies once trauma has occurred. The ATS is also dedicated to theelimination of needless death and disability from injury.

For the past 50 years, ATS has served as an advocate for the trauma caresystem, trauma prevention programs, and trauma survivors and their familiesthroughout the United States. The ATS goals are to prevent injury wheneverpossible, and to ensure optimal treatment of trauma when it does occur.

The ATS strongly supports national and state legislation that creates andmaintains trauma systems. It works closely with the U.S. Congress, variousfederal agencies and with the office of the President, supporting legislative andadministrative efforts that address the financial and legal issues surroundingtrauma.

The ATS provides critical information on trauma to its members, to policymakers, and to the public. It supports the needs of families. It is also a strongsupporter of injury prevention, creating and providing these programs to itsmembers.

The members of ATS are the critical players in trauma care. They are thebackbone of trauma systems. They provide the care trauma patients must haveif they are to survive. The ATS works with its members to insure that they arethe best informed and the best prepared to provide unsurpassed medical bestcare in their communities.

Please join the ATS in celebrating 50 years!

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