Bleeding out, or the rapid loss of blood, is the most common cause of preventable death after injury. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub Hospital, part of Harris Health System, are ...
Physical trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults. About 1 in 4 patients with multiple trauma is ...
Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting health effects of such trauma, researchers are finding ways to guard ...
The Trauma Quality of Life Clinic takes a holistic approach to firearm injury to promote healing and resilience. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued a first-of-its-kind advisory declaring gun ...
Nurse practitioners can help prevent patients from experiencing long-term cognitive effects by screening patients for concussions. Almost half of trauma patients (41%) admitted to the hospital have a ...
On-the-go blood transfusions have been a regular resource for air medical services as they fly trauma patients to hospitals capable of treating them. In Mid-Missouri, though, Cole County EMS, ...
Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) performed the county's first-ever pre-hospital blood transfusion on a trauma patient. The transfusion involved administering red blood cells and fresh ...
MetroHealth and an Ohio state lawmaker are urging Cleveland Clinic to reconsider its plans to pursue level 1 trauma center status at its main campus. On Jan. 15, Cleveland Clinic announced it is ...
Staff at Sunrise Trauma Center have an urgent warning for e-device users to wear protective gear and ride safely after a ...
A new study published in Organization Science titled "Transactive Memory Systems and Hospital Trauma Team Performance: Shared Experience in Action Teams" reveals that trauma patients have better ...
Level 1 trauma centers must have access to pediatric trauma surgeons, specialized pediatric equipment and year-round, 24-hour pediatric intensive care units.
HE IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND. TODAY IS NATIONAL TRAUMA SURVIVOR DAY. HOSPITALS IN THE AREA HOSTING HEARTFELT CELEBRATIONS TO HONOR TRAUMA PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAMS. ONE OF ...