Severe Brain Trauma

I covered a reunion of patients who had experienced severe brain trauma, and who have been saved by a innovative surgical procedure. This may be more than you want to know, but... When a human head smacks into something hard the first concern is the impact damage. The second concern is that the brain begins to swell. The pressure becomes great enough so that arteries and veins are compressed and blood flow becomes reduced and the brain dies. The new procedure is to cut 4 large openings in the top of the skull to let the brain expand unimpeded. The results have saved a number of lives. This beautiful young girl is one of the success stories. I photographed 5 different patients, but this child touched my heart strings!