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Toward a Portable Emergency Treatment for Stopping Life-Threatening Internal Bleeding
August 20, 2012 — Progress is being made toward a new emergency treatment for internal bleeding - counterpart to the tourniquets, pressure bandages and Quick Clot products that keep people from bleeding to death from ... > full story -
Taking the Edge Off a Pipe Bomb -- Literally
August 17, 2012 — A new device for dismantling pipe bombs may look like a tinkerer's project, but it's sophisticated enough to do the job and preserve the forensic ... > full story -
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Spending More on Trauma Care Doesn't Translate to Higher Survival Rates, Study Suggests
August 10, 2012 — A large-scale national review of U.S. patient records reveals that although survival rates are the same, the cost of treating trauma patients in the western United States is 33 percent higher than ... > full story -
Weekend Hospital Stays Prove More Deadly Than Other Times for Older People With Head Trauma
August 10, 2012 — A review of more than 38,000 patient records finds that older adults who sustain substantial head trauma over a weekend are significantly more likely to die from their injuries than those similarly ... > full story -
One in Three Post-Partum Women Suffers PTSD Symptoms After Giving Birth: Natural Births a Major Cause of Post-Traumatic Stress, Study Suggests
August 8, 2012 — Doctors are still divided about whether childbirth qualifies as a "traumatic event." But new research now indicates that approximately one-third of all post-partum women exhibit some symptoms of ... > full story -
Advanced Explosives Detector Sniffs out Previously Undetectable Amounts of TNT
August 8, 2012 — With the best explosive detectors often unable to sniff out the tiny amounts of TNT released from terrorist bombs in airports and other public places, scientists are reporting a potential solution. ... > full story -
New Gene Linked to PTSD Identified
August 7, 2012 — Investigators have identified a new gene linked to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings indicate that a gene known to play a role in protecting brain cells from the damaging effects of ... > full story -
Jailhouse Phone Calls Reveal When Domestic Abusers Most Likely to Attack
August 1, 2012 — An analysis of jailhouse phone calls between men charged with felony domestic violence and their victims allowed researchers for the first time to see exactly what triggered episodes of violent ... > full story -
Nerve Transfer Surgery Success
August 1, 2012 — Because many physicians are unaware of nerve transfer surgery, some patients suffer long-term impairment from nerve injuries that could have been ... > full story -
Dying of Cold: Hypothermia in Trauma Victims
July 30, 2012 — Hypothermia in trauma victims is a serious complication and is associated with an increased risk of dying. A new study has found that the key risk factor was severity of injury. However, ... > full story
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