• $5.5 Million Army Grant Continuing its mission to improve survival and the quality of life of critical illness and injury victims, the Virginia Commonwealth University Reanimation Engineering Science Center (VCURES) was recently awarded a $5.57 million grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, Combat Casualty Care Research Program.  Learn More ›
  • Resuscitation Fluids Both seriously wounded warfighters as well as critically injured civilians many time require massive transfusions to survive. VCURES is working to develop and test unique resuscitation fluids for the Department of Defense which may increase survival and reduce complications.  Learn More ›
  • EmergenOx™ VCURES Portable Oxygen Generator called EmergenOx™ now licensed and produced by GetO2 Inc. The product is now FDA approved and will be marketed for combat casualty and civilian emergency care, rural health care, and aviation uses.  Learn More ›
  • Blood Clotting Control of bleeding after severe trauma is key to improving survival. However, its not just all about plugging the holes, says Dr. Kevin Ward, director of VCURES.  Learn More ›
  • SenseWear™ Small Wearable Bioinformatically Enabled Monitors Being Developed by BodyMedia Advanced Development Inc, and VCURES for use across the spectrum of health care ranging from battlefield monitoring and emergency care to newborn and home health care.  Learn More ›
  • Acute Lung Injury  A team at VCURES led by Dr. Ramana Pidaparti of the VCU Department of Mechanical Engineering is using a variety of modeling techniques to explore the interactions of mechanical ventilation in acute lung injury.  Learn More ›
  • Radiation Poisoning  From astronauts at risk from cosmic radiation to victims of a possible dirty bomb, VCURES is creating and testing new methods of radiation protection.  Learn More ›
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The mission of VCURES is to serve the Commonwealth of Virginia as an internationally recognized center of excellence devoted to the study of critical illness and injury including its causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. It is envisioned that this effort will lead to the ultimate goal of improving survival and the quality of life of victims of critical illness and injury.

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