Fox News: Many families take patients off life support too soon after traumatic brain injuries: study
Many patients who died after traumatic brain injuries may have survived and recovered if their families had waited to take them off life support, a new study found. Researchers from Massachusetts ...
Many families take patients off life support too soon after traumatic brain injuries: study
STAT: After traumatic brain injury, life support decisions can use more time
Deciding whether to withdraw life support after a severe traumatic brain injury is extremely difficult. Loved ones are faced with balancing their hopes for recovery with the desire not to prolong ...
Medical Xpress: Health Services: News and Research on Advanced Trauma Life Support Care
NEW YORK, May 13 (UPI) --Some patients with traumatic brain injuries who died after life support was withdrawn may have recovered if given more time, a new study indicates. The findings of the study, ...
Families who must decide whether to remove a loved one from life support following a traumatic brain injury may be better off delaying that decision for several days beyond the customary timeline, new ...
Within 72 hours of a patient being admitted with a severe traumatic brain injury, doctors often ask family members to make a difficult choice about whether to continue life support. Sturti / Getty ...
CBS News: Advanced life support ambulance brings mobile hospital-level care to Pittsburgh area
Thanks to a partnership with Northwest EMS, an advanced life support ambulance is based at the Oakdale fire station, bringing hospital-level care to parts of Allegheny County. In a medical emergency, ...