What Tommy Wood thinks about Trauma
Associate professor at the University of Washington, where his laboratory studies brain health across the lifespan; he holds a medical degree from Oxford and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from Oslo.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Tommy Wood has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingCooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot.
Their wordsSo there have been lots of studies where they've done cooling hypothermia in people after traumatic brain injuries and concussions hasn't really shown much of an effect. What seems to be important is preventing hyperothermia.
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