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Critical care
Unintentional injury is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. In many cases, the difference between life and death can be a matter of minutes, or even seconds, in which a surgical team must act. It’s why countries have hospitals dedicated to treating major trauma patients, but that hasn’t been the case for as long as some might think. Mae Losasso speaks to Stephen Bush, chair of the Advanced Trauma Life Support European Association, to find out how the care of trauma patients has developed since the 1980s and how future innovations could improve it further.
Every second counts
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n 1976, the orthopaedic surgeon and pilot, Dr Jim Styner, was flying his wife and four children over rural Nebraska, when storm clouds began
to gather. Lowering his altitude, Styner lost control of the aircraft, which impacted with a row of trees before crashing to the ground. His wife was instantly
killed, three of his children lost consciousness and Styner himself suffered chest trauma and a fractured orbit in his skull. With the help of his eldest son, Styner performed basic first aid on the three younger children, before finally hitchhiking to the nearest hospital – a small, out
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