Machete attacks leave children with 'war-zone' injuries, say Leeds trauma staff
On-shift with the Leeds hospital team caring for young knife crime patients in West Yorkshire. Source link
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MP breaks down recalling ‘terrifying’ birth trauma
A Conservative has made “probably the most personal speech I will ever give as an MP” as she recalled her traumatic experience giving birth to her daughter. Theo Clarke broke down as she described being rushed into emergency surgery, terrified that she was going to die. She called on the government to do more to … Read more
Shooting Survivors Turned Activists: ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’
June 22, 2022 – The temperature was nearing 80 degrees as Mia Tretta climbed the steps to the makeshift stage on the bed of a pickup truck parked outside Los Angeles City Hall for the March for Our Lives rally. She took the crowd of 1,000 back in time to Nov. 14, 2019, when she … Read more
How Does TV Action Hero Jack Reacher Heal So Fast?
March 2, 2022 — If you’re one of many who have binged the Amazon Prime series Reacher recently — or read the bestselling books by Lee Child — you’ve enjoyed lethal weapon Army veteran Jack Reacher delivering his share of wish-fulfillment vengeance in satisfying ways. Even though the character is 6’5” tall and essentially a … Read more
The Hidden Costs of School Shootings
She can’t recall if she had nightmares, she says. Rather, she had a vivid image that she knows wasn’t a true memory, “but it’s like a representation of how I felt.” In reality, the choir kids had been sitting cross-legged on top of each other to stay away from the office door. “But in … Read more
Healing Haiti: The Emotional Trauma of Repeat Crises
Aug. 24, 2021 — Steeve Verdieu was at his workstation in his bedroom when the shaking started the morning of Aug. 14. He jumped under his desk and held on as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake tore through his childhood home in southern Haiti. Verdieu, 25, says all he could think about was 2010, when a … Read more
MDMA could help trauma survivors face painful memories
Usually thought of as a party drug, a trial suggests it helps people with post-traumatic stress disorder. Source link
Mental health: Trauma, genocide and my invisible illness
The BBC’s Victoria Uwonkunda fled Rwanda in 1994 but it took time to recognise the impact it had on her. Source link
Taking Aim at Coach, Doctor Sex Abuse on Campuses
Stephen Snyder-Hill, author, activist, retired Army major, dietitian, Columbus, OH. Ohio Department of Public Safety: “Closing Report, Governor’s Working Group on Reviewing of the Medical Board’s Handling of the Investigation Involving Richard Strauss,” “Working Group on Reviewing of the Medical Board’s Handling of the Investigation Involving Richard Strauss Delivers Closing Report.” Ryan Christopher Mast, DO, … Read more
Covid trauma ‘also affects people with breathing problems at home’
Study author Dr Adam Hampshire, from Imperial College London, said the pandemic was likely to be having “an acute and lasting impact, including for a significant proportion of patients who remained at home with respiratory problems and received no medical help”. Source link