The leading cause of death due to injuries in war is excessive bleeding. A KAIST research team, in which an Army Major ...

Uncontrollable bleeding is a major cause of death for soldiers on a battlefield or regular citizens involved in major accidents. Several recent innovations have offered promising ways to help speed up ...

A gunman recently opened fire in Jacksonville, Florida – killing two and injuring nine. This as the number of mass shootings continue to rise across the country. Here in Acadiana, health officials are ...

US HOW IT WORKS. THESE CIVILIANS ARE AT SHOCK TRAUMA TO LEARN A LIFESAVING SKILL. HOW TO STOP A WOUND FROM BLEEDING UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT LAYPEOPLE, CIVILIANS CAN DO TO ACTUALLY ...

A bandage that can be injected into the body might help close up internal injuries and prevent people from bleeding to death, including in battlefield situations. Scientists have designed a bandage ...

When you think of medical glue, chances are you picture a quick fix for small cuts. But scientists are taking the idea of glue far beyond first-aid kits. A new generation of bioadhesives—medical glues ...

The United States is a world leader in gun violence, far surpassing other high income nations like Chile, Canada, and Portugal, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Guns are ...

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa - As she learned the basics of applying direct pressure, packing a wound with gauze and tying a tourniquet, sixth-grade math and social studies teacher Kari Stafford shook her head ...

Patients with kidney failure have to undergo hemodialysis—a process where a dialysis machine takes the place of kidneys to “clean” the blood. Before the procedure, minor surgery is usually performed ...

Bleeding occurs when trauma damages a blood vessel. When that trauma involves your head—whether the scalp, skull, or brain—it’s considered a head injury. These head injuries range in severity from a ...