Stephen Cohn, MD

Stephen Cohn is a trauma surgeon and author of All Bleeding Stops: Life and Death in the Trauma Unit.

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Physician voices

Navigating complex ICU conversations: a trauma surgeon’s perspective

Stephen Cohn, MD

October 9, 2023Oct 9, 2023

An excerpt from All Bleeding Stops: Life and Death in the Trauma Unit (Mayo Clinic Press, December 2023). Trauma surgeons, particularly in our roles as directors of a surgical intensive care unit, must frequently chat with families of critically ill…

An excerpt from All Bleeding Stops: Life and Death in the Trauma Unit (Mayo Clinic Press, December 2023).

Trauma surgeons, particularly in our roles as directors of a surgical intensive care unit, must frequently chat with families of critically ill patients after they have sustained injuries. Unlike surgeons who develop relationships with patients and their family members during the planning of elective surgical procedures …

Conditions and diseases

Motorcycle helmet laws: Balancing freedom and financial impact

Stephen Cohn, MD

September 17, 2023Sep 17, 2023

Several years ago, I cared for a young man who crashed his motorcycle at highway speeds. He arrived, slightly dazed, with a few broken bones. Because he was wearing a full-face helmet, he had sustained only a concussion. The paramedics brought in his helmet as they often do, this one with the metal side buffed down to the inner plastic cushion from the grinding contact with the asphalt. Had he …