Scientists Study Genes, Severe Injuries

14th Nov 2006, 01:30 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Surviving major trauma - a car crash, gunshot wounds, burns - isn't just a matter of fixing the obvious injuries. About a week into the healing, many patients' organs suddenly fail, as doctors watch helplessly. They can't predict who will go into this downward spiral, or how victims will fare. Numerous attempts at treatments have failed....