Trauma
News
Even one head injury boosts all-cause mortality risk
The findings of a new study underscore the importance of preventing head injuries and of swift clinical intervention once a head injury occurs,...
Commentary
A remote mountain bike crash forces a doctor to take knife in hand
An emergency medicine doctor stops mountain biking to help a man lying on a trail, not moving but occasionally breathing.
Latest News
Injury in pregnant women ups cerebral palsy risk in offspring
Risk rose with multiple and more severe injuries and those leading to delivery within a week.
Commentary
A plane crash interrupts a doctor’s vacation
‘My oldest brother-in-law jumped into his ski boat and we sped out to the scene.’
News
‘Lucid dying’: EEG backs near-death experience during CPR
“Recalled experiences and brain wave changes may be the first signs of the so-called near-death experience.”
News
Incomplete recovery common 6 months after mild TBI
“These results highlight the importance of improving care pathways for concussion, particularly from the emergency department.”
News
Sexual assault flagged as a possible psychosis trigger
“We need more investment in comprehensive strategies to prevent traumatic experiences at the population level to decrease the burden of psychosis...
News
Traumatic brain injury linked to ‘striking’ risk for CVD, diabetes, brain disorders
Mild and moderate-to-severe TBI is linked to an increased risk for hypertension, stroke, diabetes, as well as neurological and psychiatric...
News
Motor function restored in three men after complete paralysis from spinal cord injury
A system developed specifically for spinal cord injuries enabled three men with complete paralysis to stand, walk, cycle, swim, and move their...
Case Reports
Using Telehealth Rehabilitation Therapy to Treat a Finger Flexor Tendon Repair During COVID-19
Telehealth-assisted finger rehabilitat ion therapy demonstrated good functional results following repair of a zone 2 flexor tendon laceration.