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From Wreckage to Flight: A Full-Circle Recovery

April 30, 2012 Leave a Comment

On a beautiful summer day in August of 2011, Jason Flood, a 21-year-old banner pilot from Franklinville, was about to pick up an advertising banner to fly along the New Jersey shoreline when something went drastically wrong. He missed the …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: neurological institute, orthopaedics, trauma

Tougher Than Nails

April 12, 2012 Leave a Comment

This remarkable story was featured on more than 100 news organizations throughout the world including CNN, BBC, Reuters, Good Morning America, The Today Show and 6ABC/Philadelphia!

Dennis Hennis“I had done it a thousand times,” said Dennis Hennis, a self-employed construction professional. …

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Tori Shendock and Trauma Staff Recall Medical Miracle Two Years Later

August 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

6ABC/Philadelphia “Action News” recently featured the story of Tori Shendock of Marlton, New Jersey. She was involved in a serious car accident on July 31, 2009, just minutes after leaving her shift as an intern at Cooper.

Tori had no …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: trauma

Life Can Change In An Instant

December 22, 2010 Leave a Comment

My daughter, Juliana Medeirus, was in a car accident on November 13, 2010.

After taking the full brunt of a telephone pole on the driver’s side, her three year-old son, Timmy, walked away with barely a scratch thanks to his …

Posted in: Posts Tagged: car accident, trauma

A Bike Accident Leads Lee Solomon to the Trauma Team That Saved His Life

September 14, 2010 1 Comment

Lee Solomon, a former state superior judge, county and federal prosecutor, county freeholder and state assemblyman, sustained life-threatening injuries from a biking injury near Lenape High School in Medford, New Jersey, on September 13, 2009.

With two, separate injuries to …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: brain injury, hip fracture, trauma

From Wreckage to Recovery

June 1, 2010 2 Comments

His face was split in two, his back was broken, his arm was shattered.

Just months following a severe car accident, Gordon and his family share his remarkable story of recovery and the care he received from the Cooper Trauma …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: car accident, orthopaedics, trauma

Consequences

May 24, 2010 Leave a Comment

In response to a recent Courier-Post article about the Level 1 Trauma Center’s Traumatic Injury Prevention Program, Dolores Andrew of Turnersville wrote in to discuss the importance of the program and the impact it could have had on her …

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Rebuilding a Shattered Life

May 17, 2010 5 Comments

An icy day in February brought 16-year-old Nicole’s life to a screeching halt as the car she was in spun out of control and slammed into a tree. When she arrived at the Level 1 Trauma Center at Cooper, she …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: car accident, orthopaedics, trauma

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