Health Topics / Trauma

In an emergency, a quick response can make the difference between a minor mishap and a life-altering event. But in that moment, will you remember what to do? Fortunately, safety experts have come up with mnemonic devices – memory tools...

Being active can make life more fun, but if you’re not careful it can also keep you in stitches and sutures and staples (oh, my!).Betty-Ann Svensden, MD, a pediatrician on the medical staff at Baylor Scott & White Clinic –...

Sometimes what seems like the right thing to do is the worst thing to do. That’s the way it is with burn care. The usual treatment for cuts, scrapes and wounds is antibacterial ointment and a bandage—but that’s not so...

Dogs may be “man’s best friend,” but dog bites are more common than you may think. It’s important to know what to do if you or someone around you—especially a child—is bitten by a dog and needs medical attention.“There are...

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but even the friendliest furry friend can bite. More than 4.5 million people report being bitten by dogs each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here are some...

Our blood is an incredibly complex mixture of cells and fluid, responsible for transporting important nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide and waste products to and away from cells.Many characteristics of blood and its composition can be broken down into red blood...

As a retired state trooper, public safety officer and police officer — and a self-described “fitness buff” — Shannon Cloe is no stranger to tests of physical endurance. So, when exercises that were once easy become strangely difficult, it was...

“I sat there with tears streaming down my face, realizing I had found my voice again, my hope again and my faith again…” I always like to start at the end when I tell my story, though my story is...

Sometimes in life, we’re given second chances — opportunities to start over and make something different of our lives. My second chance came in the form of a car accident in 2007.I don’t remember much of the accident itself, but...

It’s only thanks to Siri and a leather belt that I’m able to tell this story today. What started out as a day of simple yard work quickly turned into a life-or-death situation.In mid-October 2017, I decided it was time...

With the introduction of bicycle sharing programs popping up around the country, more and more cyclists are sharing the roads, making bicycle safety an ever-important topic.The Level I Trauma Center at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott &...

In the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in American history, many of us are left feeling grief-stricken, anxious or helpless. The horrific images etched into our minds are tragic remembrances of events that have become sadly familiar.When will the...

Would you know what to do if you witnessed someone with life-threatening, uncontrolled bleeding? The Department of Homeland Security’s “Stop the Bleed” campaign aims to equip you with this knowledge. Initiated earlier this year, the “Stop the Bleed” campaign teaches...

“I am here by the grace of God. I am here with a heart full of gratitude. I am here because of my sister Linda’s composure, quick thinking and action. I am here because Baylor Scott & White accepted me...