Your ability to slow bleeding until help arrives can be the difference between life and death. (Photo: Iuliia Bondar via Getty Images) Serious bleeding is not something to ignore; it’s an emergency.

Uncontrolled bleeding represents one of the most alarming medical situations people encounter. While minor cuts and scrapes typically stop bleeding within minutes, persistent bleeding despite proper ...

FORT DETRICK, Md. – Every year, nearly 200,000 people die from traumatic injuries sustained in car crashes, trips and falls and accidents at work. The number-one cause of preventable death in such ...