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Dr. Robert McMurty, head of the trauma unit he co-founded, is flanked by some of his team
Dr. Robert McMurty, head of the trauma unit he co-founded, is flanked by some of his team

Dr. Robert McMurty, head of the trauma unit he co-founded, is flanked by some of his team

Date12/10/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dr. Robert McMurty, head of the trauma unit he co-founded, is flanked by some of his team.
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Treating the trauma: Dr. James Murray, head of Sunnybrook Medical Centre's hand unit straps a finger manipluator onto the palm of 23-year-old John Boothby of Orilla. Boothby's right hand was smashed in an car accident in June, 1982. There were 23 different pieces of bone. Says Murray: . . . the hand is such an important part of the body, not just physically but aesthetically.
Treating the trauma: Dr. James Murray, head of Sunnybrook Medical Centre's hand unit straps a finger manipluator onto the palm of 23-year-old John Boothby of Orilla. Boothby's right hand was smashed in an car accident in June, 1982. There were 23 different pieces of bone. Says Murray: . . . the hand is such an important part of the body, not just physically but aesthetically.
1/1/1984
Dr. David Montoya, of the Sunnybrook Medical Centre Trauma Unit, likes challenges of emergency diagnosis.
Dr. David Montoya, of the Sunnybrook Medical Centre Trauma Unit, likes challenges of emergency diagnosis.
8/15/1983
Cashing in: Ken kadanoff, a seafood-loving lawyer, displays some of the choices available at the Dockside Sea market restaurants he co - founded
Cashing in: Ken kadanoff, a seafood-loving lawyer, displays some of the choices available at the Dockside Sea market restaurants he co - founded
5/8/1986
The leader: Gerry Caplan, head of the unit, says of his staff: 'My guys are looser. They come from a broader background. We're less naturally bureaucrats. But still he has trouble with employees. said one member: He always plays politics, even among his staff'.
The leader: Gerry Caplan, head of the unit, says of his staff: 'My guys are looser. They come from a broader background. We're less naturally bureaucrats. But still he has trouble with employees. said one member: He always plays politics, even among his staff'.
2/25/1982
Trauma team: OPP Corporal Don Thom, left, helps counsel other officers who have faced life-and-death situations
Trauma team: OPP Corporal Don Thom, left, helps counsel other officers who have faced life-and-death situations
1/14/1985
Trauma team
Trauma team
1/14/1985
Elementary school principal Jack Peckitt helped form a team to handle trauma sparked by sudden death
Elementary school principal Jack Peckitt helped form a team to handle trauma sparked by sudden death
12/22/1986
Trophy for Hawk: Laurier's Rich Newbrough, named CIAU football coach of the year, holds his team mascot while flanked by Mount Allison coach Marc Loranger
Trophy for Hawk: Laurier's Rich Newbrough, named CIAU football coach of the year, holds his team mascot while flanked by Mount Allison coach Marc Loranger
11/27/1991
Four years later: Brampton's Robert Fraser, flanked by wife Tina and mother Margaret, with his governor-general's medal for bravery and his official citation for having saved a 10-year-old boy in Lake Erie
Four years later: Brampton's Robert Fraser, flanked by wife Tina and mother Margaret, with his governor-general's medal for bravery and his official citation for having saved a 10-year-old boy in Lake Erie
12/14/1993
Space-age x-ray: Dr. James Dickie, head of radiology at Scarborough General Hospital, studies an X-ray as the hospital's new Angicon unit scans a patient's blood vessels. The unit could save the lives of many Metro seniors.
Space-age x-ray: Dr. James Dickie, head of radiology at Scarborough General Hospital, studies an X-ray as the hospital's new Angicon unit scans a patient's blood vessels. The unit could save the lives of many Metro seniors.
12/14/1982
Expert advisers: Panelists (from left) Dr. Arnold Rubenstein, Tanis Sigurjohnsson, Keren Brathwaite, and Nels Auger talk to columnist Michele Landsberg about the traumas of going back to school and the problems children experience with other kids and thei
Expert advisers: Panelists (from left) Dr. Arnold Rubenstein, Tanis Sigurjohnsson, Keren Brathwaite, and Nels Auger talk to columnist Michele Landsberg about the traumas of going back to school and the problems children experience with other kids and thei
8/28/1981
Dr. James Herman: Initial emotiona trauma of surgery usually is resolved with in a couple of weeks, says Metro expert.
Dr. James Herman: Initial emotiona trauma of surgery usually is resolved with in a couple of weeks, says Metro expert.
2/25/1981