Trauma
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Remembering shock pioneer, R Adams Cowley, 30-years after his death
Drs. Antevy, Piehl and Spiro evaluate EMS video of a patient receiving whole blood and a finger thoracostomy
The UCSF physician team discusses how to give avulsed teeth the best chance at reimplantation
The mother and daughter were leaving a gymnastics case and were attacked in a mall lot
Child welfare workers reportedly visited the home three weeks before the fatal incident occurred
The father reportedly violently shook the boys
Police stormed the building where he was holed up and killed him
The attacker stayed holed up in his skate shop and was able to withstand the officers’ use of tear gas canisters
The dogl was unleashed and started mauling the girl in an unprovoked attack
Lawyer, 44, jumped to her death from eighth floor of New York apartment with baby in her arms
It is not clear what caused the flash in the incident that killed 2
Five people were injured in the incident including the paramedic and patient
At least two others were also wounded
The man dislocated his shoulder and was unable to climb out
The driver was doing doughnuts in a parking lot and hit an air-conditioning unit
The officer was hospitalized after the driver sped off
The Navy informed Congress that no parachutes were deployed
The bus reportedly veered off the road and crashed into the side of the home causing $95,000 in damage
The teens ran a stop sign and crashed into the tanker
Johnylah Watkins was shot as her father was changing her diaper
The driver said he got a brain freeze and blacked out
A man got angry with the two victims and pinned them in between two vehicles with his car
The motorcyclist was struck by a car, thrown onto the highway and seconds later hit by a van
Gunmen in two cars opened fire on a crowd standing outside an apartment building
The player was driven headfirst into the boards during a playoff game
The driver ducked before his head hit the truck he slammed into
The boy was attacked by two of the dogs; another woman was also injured
One of the officers had to be hospitalized after the attack
Three people were hurt critically
It took nearly an hour from when the officer was hit to arrive at the hospital
The fan was badly injured during a Daytona Motor Speedway race
The ambulance was reportedly completely destroyed in the incident