Jay Doucet

@jaydoucet

General-Trauma-Robotic Surgeon, Professor of Surgery. General Surgery Residency Program Director. Veteran, Pilot-CFII.

Ft Myers, FL Joined April 2009

1.6K Following 2.1K Followers 2.3K Posts

Latest posts 5

The anti-suicide barrier for the Coronado-San Diego Bay bridge will be a cost-effective project that is seriously overdue. Work by surgery resident Dr John Austin, trauma surgeon @amyliepert and @UCSDsurgery @UCSDSurgeryRes team included here. 🧵voiceofsandiego.org/2026/07/28/cal…

voiceofsandiego.org California’s Solution to Its Deadliest Bridge: A Steel Fence and AI Caltrans plans to build a long-awaited barrier along San Diego’s Coronado Bay Bridge to prevent suicides. It’s also set to install AI-powered cameras that will detect ‘unusual activity.’

Jay Doucet @jaydoucet Jul 26

Trauma surgeons in the US have observed a significant increase in e-bike injuries over the past few years. This week, we published our article, "An Exponential Increase in E-Bike Injuries in California," in @TSACO_AAST by @ucsdsurgery Resident Dr John Austin & team. 🧵

Jay Doucet @jaydoucet May 20

Thursday 5/21 is Stop the Bleed day.

Do you know how?

Do you have a kit? 🧵

Jay Doucet @jaydoucet Nov 28, 2025

Worthwhile news article on e-Bike injuries and the need for a more considered legislative approach to e-Bike safety, featuring a injured trauma survivor story, @JohnMaaMD and surgeon advocacy. nbcbayarea.com/investigations…

www.nbcbayarea.com E-bike crash fractured her skull, so teen set course for reform While electric bikes sales are surging, so are related crashes. An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals a 350% spike in e-bike injuries.

Jay Doucet @jaydoucet Apr 9, 2025

“An exponential increase in e-bike injuries in California” - work well presented at #SWSC25 by Dr John Austin showing a 10X increase in traffic collision injuries since 2019, with higher speeds, more at-fault, injury severity and younger e-Bike victims than bicycles. #SWITRS