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A Trauma Champion at Bryan Health | Karli Byrd

Karli Byrd, a Lincoln woman who survived a motor vehicle crash after being hit by a drunk driver is a Trauma Champion at Bryan Health. In December 2022, Karli was enjoying a Friday evening in southeast Lincoln. Shortly before midnight, she was driving north on South 84th Street. As she turned west on Nebraska Parkway, a southbound Dodge Challenger went through the intersection and crashed into her. The driver was taken into custody after showing signs of impairment and registering a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit. Karli arrived at the Bryan Trauma Center as a category one patient, the most severe. A multi-disciplinary team of medical specialists continued life-saving measures. The 24-year-old’s primary injury was a subdural hematoma, a critical condition in which blood collects between the surface of the brain and skull. She was immediately taken into emergency surgery. Karli spent days in the ICU at Bryan West Campus. She experienced severe episodes of nuerostorming, a medical anomaly associated with brain injuries. The condition occurs when the body is overstimulated and cannot process the environment. During these instances, Karli’s blood pressure would skyrocket and she’d sweat profusely. After several weeks, Karli slowly showed signs of improvement. Doctors intermittently reduced the amount of sedation to see what she could process. Eventually, she was able to track objects in her room, move her extremities, sit in a chair and take small steps. Finally, after two full months in the hospital, Karli was well enough to be discharged Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. There, she underwent intense physical and occupational therapy. Karli had to relearn most everything, including walking and eating. Currently, she continues with outpatient therapy and walks with only minor assistance from a cane. Karli was recognized at Bryan’s Trauma Symposium at Nebraska Innovation Campus. The annual event provides trauma education to medical professionals to help them manage and treat trauma patients. She received a standing ovation for her will to survive and amazing recovery. Established in the 1970’s, the Bryan Trauma Center has been at the forefront of providing care to critically injured patients in Southeast Nebraska. It’s the designated Trauma Center for Southeast Nebraska and lead hospital for Region II of the Nebraska Statewide Trauma System. Over 40,000 individuals have been saved, with 97 percent of all trauma patients arriving with signs of life surviving. That figure rises to 99 percent with pediatric trauma patients. For more, visit bryanhealth.org/trauma.