"Describes the causes and treatment of cuts, bruises, and broken bones, and how to prevent injuries"--Provided by the publisher.

Provides a brief introduction to bruises explaining how they form and how they heal.

Explores some repulsive aspects of the human body with a focus the body's healing process, and provides facts and information on bleeding, clots, scabs, scars, and other related topics.

"Amos Decker's life changed forever--twice. The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field for good, and left him with an improbable side effect--he can never forget anything. The second time was at home nearly two decades later....

Discusses the prevalence of traumatic brain injury, including its aftereffects, the many different kinds of TBIs, and famous TBI sufferers.

"When Sarah Vallance is thrown from a horse and suffers a jarring blow to the head, she believes she's walked away unscathed. The next morning, things take a sharp turn as she's led from work to the emergency room. By the end of the week, a neurologist delivers a devastating prognosis: Sarah suffered a traumatic brain injury that has caused her IQ to plummet, with no hope of recovery. Her brain has irrevocably changed. Afraid of judgment and deemed...

The fan-favorite Defector and former Deadspin columnist shares his long recovery from a catastrophic brain hemorrhage and how he learned to live with a broken mind as he tried to figure out who this new person is, in this fascinating, darkly funny comeback story. On the night of the 2018 Deadspin Awards, Magary suffered a fall on a concrete floor; his skull cracked in three places and he suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage. Following a two-week...