Traumatic injury is a term which refers to physical injuries of sudden onset and severity which require immediate medical attention. The insult may cause systemic shock called âshock traumaâ, and may require immediate resuscitation and interventions to save life and limb.
In the wake of Susan Williamsâ revealing interview about what drove her husband Robin Williams to commit suicide last August â that Williams did not suffer from major depression, but rather a commonly misdiagnosed brain disease called Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) or Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) â Susanâs heart wrenching details about how she and ...
Serena Williams Battles a Pulmonary Embolism and a Hematoma. Whenever a young and healthy athlete gets sick, it always gets the attention of the press. The news is even more dramatic when the condition can be life-threatening, as in the case of Serena Williams, who reportedly developed a pulmonary embolism in late February 2011. While it is possible to recover fully from a pulmonary embolism, it is indeed a serious condition and requires serious medications. In addition, Ms. Williams also reportedly required treatment for a hematoma, a collection of clotted blood that forms outside of a blood vessel.