Trauma and critical care surgeon can discuss shooting tragedies

In light of continued and recent mass shootings, the public is facing increased anxiety about gun violence and the public health crisis associated with this epidemic. Jeffrey Kerby, M.D., Ph.D., trauma surgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, can discuss related topics such as:

• Stop the Bleed, a public awareness campaign for bystander education on bleeding control in the event of a mass shooting
• The state of America’sgun violence epidemic
• How gun violence plagues communities
• Increased intake of shooting victims at trauma facilities 

Kerby is available for phone or live/taped interviews. The UAB News Studio is available for live or recorded HD video interviews with UAB experts worldwide through LTN Global Networks. The studio is equipped with an ISDN line for digital radio interviews.