Tag: accident

ScienceDaily (June 14, 2010) If recently injured patients with serious bleeding were to receive a cheap, widely available and easily administered drug to help their blood to clot, tens of thousands of lives could be saved every year, according to a paper published on-line by The Lancet.

Dr Ian Roberts, Professor of Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK, revealed that results from a trial show that early administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to patients with recent, severe bleeding injuries saves lives, with no evidence of adverse effects from unwanted clotting.

What to do if you're in an auto accident...that's the one thing you don't learn in drivers education classes. Contact the police and your insurance company, but read these helpful tips to find out what to do and more important...what not to do when you have a car accident.


(ARA) - As winter approaches, snow, ice storms and fewer daylight hours mean more drivers are at the risk of being involved in a motor vehicle accident. Would you know what to do if you were driving and hit another vehicle, a pedestrian or a biker?

World number one golfer Tiger Woods has been released from hospital after receiving treatment following a car accident in Florida on Friday.

Initial reports said he had been seriously injured, but Woods's website later said he was "admitted, treated and released in good condition".

The American's car reportedly hit a fire hydrant and tree as he left his drive at 0225 local time (0725 GMT).