'Jessica Chen was on her way to a wedding reception in the Santa Ynez Valley when an oncoming limousine in the wrong lane caused a near-fatal collision on Highway 154. Jessica suffered a skull fracture and life-threatening brain injury in addition to facial fractures and lacerations, an ankle fracture, a spine fracture and a bruised lung. She was transported by helicopter to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s Emergency Trauma Center where she underwent emergency surgery. Jessica spent twelve days in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, then an additional five days in a medical unit before transferring to Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital to continue her recovery. “My experience at Cottage was very personal,” Jessica said. “All of my doctors and nurses really got to know me and really cared about me; that support really helped me heal faster.”'
Tags: Dance , Trauma , emergency , modern dance , UCSB , car accident , Traumatic Brain Injury , Jessica Chen , Cottage Health , Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital , Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital , Highway 154 , Skull Fracture , Surgical Intensive Care Unit
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