Trauma & Emergency Medicine

WINDSURFER is a national research study focused on improving emergency care for adults with breathing emergencies in our community. A breathing emergency is common and dangerous and can happen suddenly and require fast treatment. Doctors currently use more than one breathing treatment because the best treatment is not known. This study compares two standard treatments to learn which helps people recover better. Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) uses a fitted mask to push oxygen into the lungs to keep the airways open.

Trauma is the leading cause of death in those under the age of 45 and the most common cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding. When someone is injured and they lose a lot of blood, they require an immediate blood transfusion.

When a person donates blood, it is typically separated into several components, such as red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and a few others. Injured patients who are bleeding require all of these parts, so it makes sense to use blood that has not been separated. This is called “Whole Blood”.