CARBONDALE, Ill. - May is National Trauma Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of blunt force trauma injuries that result from falling, accidents, or other causes.
With May being National Trauma Awareness Month, experts are highlighting events that typically send people to trauma centers and emergency rooms.For example, falls among older adults can lead to traumatic injuries.
Josh Dugal, trauma program manager at Elvis Presley Trauma Center at Region One Health, joined Action News 5′s Andrew Douglas at the digital desk to talk about the volume of car accident patients treated at Regional One Health