Pittsburgh trauma surgeon: 'Stop the Bleed' training saved lives after shooting, but stopping the need must be next
- Written by Matthew D. Neal, MD FACS, Roberta G. Simmons Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
A SWAT team arriving at Tree of Life synagogue, Oct. 27, 2018. Gene J. Puskar/AP PhotoI am a trauma surgeon who cared for many of the critically wounded victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting. As we raced to find the source of blood loss in one of the most severely injured patients, one of my trauma surgeon partners, a U.S. Army veteran of...
