Latest Traumatology Stories

Researchers Say There's A Better Way Of Estimating Blood Loss

2013-03-06 10:36:06

Research suggests that there may be a better way of measuring blood loss due to trauma than the current method, finds an article in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care. The study shows that base deficit (BD) is a better indicator of hypovolemic shock than the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) classification, which uses a combination of heart rate, systolic blood pressure and the Glasgow Coma Scale. Using data from the TraumaRegister DGU® 16,305 patients injured between...

PTSD Symptoms Appear For Many Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Nearly 25 Percent Of Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Experience PTSD

2013-03-02 06:55:43

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Nearly one-fourth of all women who have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer reported experiencing symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) soon after hearing the news, according to a new study published online by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI). "We analyzed interview responses from more than 1,100 women," lead author Dr. Alfred I. Neugut of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer...

Santa Rosa Orthopedic Surgeons Discuss the Imminent Shortage of On-Call Orthopedists in Today's American Trauma Centers

2013-02-27 23:01:49

Due to a recent nationwide shortage in trauma care, Santa Rosa Orthopaedics’ (SRO, http://www.srortho.com) surgeons Frederick Bennett, MD, and Nathan Ehmer, DO, now serve as the on-call traumatologists for two out of every three shifts at the only level II trauma center between San Francisco and Oregon, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (SRMH). Drs. Bennett and Ehmer explain the invaluable medical service that trauma centers bring to their surrounding communities, and they provide physician...

Police, Firefighters At Higher Risk For Mental Disorders Following Traumatic Events

2013-02-27 10:34:26

Police, firefighters and other protective services workers who are repeatedly exposed to traumatic events and are new to their profession are at greater risk of developing a psychiatric disorder, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers also found that protective services workers do not appear to have a higher prevalence of mental health problems than workers in other occupations. The study results are featured in the...

It's Common To See PTSD Symptoms In ICU Survivors

2013-02-26 11:45:49

Condition long linked to war veterans found in one in 3 ventilated patients One in three people who survived stays in an intensive care unit (ICU) and required use of a mechanical ventilator showed substantial post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms that lasted for up to two years, according to a new Johns Hopkins study of patients with acute lung injury. Because acute lung injury (ALI) — a syndrome marked by excessive fluid in the lungs and frequent multi-organ failure — is...

EO2® Introduces Revolutionary Easy-to-Use Line of Wound Bandages

2013-02-22 20:21:19

OxySpur(TM) Dressings Provide State-of-the-Art Therapy for Difficult-to-Heal Wounds SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- EO2(®) Concepts has developed an innovative dressing for difficult-to-heal wounds that is as easy to apply as a Band-Aid(®). OxySpur(TM) Oxygen Diffusion Dressings will allow wound patients, their families and caregivers to provide state-of-the-art oxygen therapy to their wounds with dressings that can be applied in the convenience of their own...

Why Some Soldiers Develop PTSD While Others Don’t

2013-02-22 12:24:36

Pre-war vulnerability is just as important as combat-related trauma in predicting whether veterans’ symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be long-lasting, according to new research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Researcher Bruce Dohrenwend and colleagues at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health and the New York State Psychiatric Institute found that traumatic experiences during combat predicted...

Winter Sports Safety for Your Head AND Your Toes

2013-02-21 12:24:48

ROSEMONT, Ill., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- A lot of attention is being given to helmet safety for winter sports, but it is also important to protect your feet and ankles during these activities as well. Left untreated, ankle sprains or fractures can lead to chronic ankle instability and repeated injury. According to the National Sportings Goods Association, 9.2 million people skied and 5.1 million people snowboarded in 2011. That same year, the US Consumer Products...

The Center for Wound Healing, Inc. Acquires Assets from Restorix Health

2013-02-20 23:00:58

CFWH assumes management contracts and further strengthens foothold on the West Coast. Tarrytown, NY (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 The Center for Wound Healing, Inc. (CFWH), a leading manager of comprehensive wound care treatment centers that offer advanced wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, announces the acquisition of assets from Restorix Health, a Seattle-based company specializing in wound care management. Restorix offered full-service management programs that ensured maximization...

Researchers Create New Therapeutics That Could Accelerate Wound Healing

2013-02-20 14:45:24

In "before" and "after" photos from advertisements for wound-healing ointments, bandages and antibiotic creams, we see an injury transformed from an inflamed red gash to smooth and flawless skin. What we don't appreciate is the vital role that our own natural biomolecules play in the healing process, including their contribution to the growth of new cells and the development of new blood vessels that provide nutrients to those cells. Now, UCLA researchers led by Heather Maynard, a...