Aug 23, 2026 | Medical Xpress

Automatic Crash Alerts Should Be Standard and Free in All New Vehicles, Experts Say

"Seat belts and airbags are standard because they are safety features, not luxury services. Automatic crash notification should be treated the same way," said lead author Theresa L. Chin, MD, MPH, FACS, a trauma and burn surgeon at UCI Health. "In a serious crash, the system can tell EMS where the crash happened and provide early signs of the severity of the crash and potential for significant injury.

Jul 02, 2026 | Orange County Business Journal

What's it Like at Hospitals on July 4th? We Asked Emergency Responders About Fireworks and Other Injuries.

UCI Health, which also has a burn center, sees more patients transferred from area hospitals with fireworks-related injuries and has more plastic and orthopedic surgeons on call during the holiday, often to help those who have lost limbs, need amputations or have other fireworks-related injuries often affecting their face or hands, said trauma and critical care surgeon Sigrid Burruss, MD.

Jun 16, 2026 | Medical Xpress

Utah's Strict 0.05 BAC Limit Significantly Reduces Drunk Driving Fatalities, Analysis Finds

Lead investigator Federico E. Vaca, MD, MPH, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, notes, "In the last decade for which we have federally published U.S. crash data (2014–2023) available, the number of alcohol-impaired driving crash fatalities increased by 25% and the corresponding fatality rate increased by 15%.

Jun 03, 2026 | American College of Surgeons

Gaps in E-Bike Regulation Heighten Risks for Young Riders

UC Irvine Department of Emergency Medicine faculty members Sigrid Burruss, MD, FACS, and Phyllis Agran, MD, explain what's causing the uptick in e-bike injuries and outline several prevention strategies to protect young riders' safety.