trauma care
Coverage of trauma care in the Nexus archive.
- Doctors Work to Address Access to Trauma Care for Rural Residents
Rural residents face a higher risk of death from trauma due to limited and delayed access to appropriate medical care. To address this, groups established regional networks that assessed and improved the trauma system. This collaboration involved consolidating Level 1 trauma centers while maintaining essential services at other facilities.
- Military medics train to keep casualties alive until evacuation. In the next war, that could take days, or even weeks.
Military medics are training for scenarios where they must care for wounded personnel for days or weeks before evacuation due to advanced battlefield technologies like drones. The article highlights a shift from rapid evacuation tactics used in past conflicts to prolonged casualty care, with simulations showing medics managing injuries and transporting patients under simulated drone threats.
- World Plastic Surgery Day celebrated at Guntur GGH
World Plastic Surgery Day was celebrated at Guntur GGH, with the hospital's superintendent emphasizing the role of plastic surgeons in trauma care, cancer reconstruction, and limb-saving procedures.
- LSU and FMOL Health award research grants targeting state’s critical health needs
LSU and FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake have awarded over $1.6 million in research grants to seven teams through the Collaboration in Action Program (CAP), targeting critical health challenges in Louisiana. The funded projects focus on areas such as cancer, trauma care, chronic disease, obesity, sports medicine, brain health, and medical data science, utilizing technologies like wearable devices and machine learning to improve patient outcomes.
- Women with traumatic brain injury 26 per cent less likely to receive trauma care than men, Ontario study finds
A study in Ontario found that women with traumatic brain injuries are 26% less likely to be admitted for trauma care compared to men, prompting questions about disparities in treatment for similar injuries.