Despite the best efforts of doctors, here’s how some trauma patients die

When are trauma injuries too severe to overcome?

When this drunk, unrestrained driver hits a tree during a car accident, the bleed into his abdomen is significant. The fact that it takes some time before he is found, causing the sub-zero temperatures to bring his body temperature down into the 80’s, makes his chances of survival slim.

Read how “frantic display of 21st century medical technology is unleashed,” and find out if the medical team’s best efforts are enough to save this man.

Powerfully written, and well worth reading.

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