Severe bleeding after trauma can rapidly become life-threatening. In a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet, Marcus ...

In trauma care, we often say the only thing more tragic than death itself is a death that could have been prevented. As a trauma surgeon, I think about this often when treating patients with severe ...

A 13-year-old boy walked into the emergency room one day with bloodshot eyes. He didn't have any other eye problems like blurry vision, extra tears, discharge, or pain. He also didn't have a fever or ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Here’s a sobering statistic. Bleeding injuries are the leading cause of preventable death for trauma care in the U.S. Connecticut is now the 15th state to pass an act ...

Vitreous hemorrhage is bleeding in the inner chamber of your eye that contains a colorless gel called vitreous humor. It’s a complication of many eye conditions like retinal tears or eye injury.

Head injuries can transform from seemingly minor bumps into life-threatening medical emergencies within minutes or hours. The brain sits protected within the skull, but when trauma occurs, the ...

Bleeding occurs when trauma damages a blood vessel. When that trauma involves your head—whether the scalp, skull, or brain—it’s considered a head injury. These head injuries range in severity from a ...