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 ...

“It takes me 10 minutes literally to show someone how to save a life." That's what Dustin Smoot, a trauma and emergency surgeon with the Surgical Institute of South Dakota, said about the training he ...

LONDON, Ontario – Sept. 10, 2021 – Excessive blood loss is one of the leading causes of death in trauma patients, and trauma is the fourth leading cause of death overall for all ages. That’s where ...

A new technique used to control severe bleeding in injured patients has been found to increase the risk of death, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen, in Scotland, which was led ...

In August 2021, motorcyclist and trauama surgeon Dustin Smoot suffered a life-threatening motorcycle accident in the Bighorn Mountains. “I was coming around the corner and hit some gravel, and lost ...

Dr. Laurie Punch treats hundreds of shooting victims and now she's teaching hundreds of others how to stop someone from bleeding in a life or death situation. The Barnes Jewish Hospital surgeon said ...

Matthew D. Neal, MD is a trauma surgeon affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He serves on the steering committee of the Western Pennsylvania Stop The Bleed initiative. I am a ...

Would you be able to help someone who is bleeding to death? Many civilians have expressed interest in taking a bleeding control training course that would empower them to immediately assist victims of ...

A wave of mass shootings has shaken the country in recent weeks, increasing calls for stricter gun control measures across the country. In particular, the shooting at the elementary school shooting in ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR-TV) — Sacred Heart Hospital is holding a free Bleeding Control Basic Course this Friday, January 11th from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Greenhut Auditorium on the Pensacola campus ...