Trauma is the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 45. However, despite that, Brown Surgical Associates Trauma Surgeon Charles Adams, MD said many people overlook the impact trauma has on our society. “When you look at the years lost to trauma and compare it to conditions like cancer, they pale in comparison,”…
Dr. Charles Adams
Trauma admissions spiking at RI Hospital due to vehicle, motorcycle crashes
Over the past several months, as the state eased up on shutdown restrictions, the number of motor vehicles and motorcycles on the road aren’t the only things that have steadily increased. Dr. Stephanie Lueckel, a trauma surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates, told Channel 10’s Barbara Morse the number of trauma admissions related to crashes has…