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Trauma surgeons practice the last subspecialty of general surgery to be created. Comfortable in operating on most body parts and cavities, trauma surgeons carry on the tradition of military surgeons as depicted in the novel M*A*S*H. Trauma surgeons have a high success rate in the sickest of patients who have sustained life and limb-threatening injuries. Trauma surgeons have become specialists in Surgical Critical Care, burns and Emergency Surgery, while in the process creating the new specialty of Acute Care Surgery. Some trauma surgeons have also become involved in research and education through specialty societies such as the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST).
In many hospitals throughout the United States and Britain, trauma surgeons primarily stabilize patients and then transfer the patient to the appropriate department. For instance, a patient presenting to the emergency room with peripheral nervous system trauma would preferably be treated by a neurosurgeon. Likewise, patients with musculoskeletal problems would be treated by an orthopedic surgeon, and a patient with heart issues by a cardiovascular surgeon, etc. As trauma surgery has increasingly become unoperative in nature, its popularity amongst medical students has fallen drastically.
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AAST Trauma Mailing List - Information for subscriptions to the mailing list.
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma - The organization fosters research and education to improve the quality of care to trauma patients. Extensive resources and information.
American Trauma Society - Composed of healthcare professionals and the general public, the ATS is dedicated to the prevention of trauma and improvement of trauma care.
Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit - Information on orthopaedic trauma surgery.
Johannesburg Hospital Trauma Unit - Details of one of the busiest Trauma Centres in Africa, with descriptions and links to other sites.
Liverpool Trauma - Trauma web page by the Trauma Department at the University of New South Wales Liverpool Hospital.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Scientific Data and Injury Statistics - Statistical information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on injury-related mortality data.
Trauma Surgery jobs - Trauma Surgery jobs are listed at Physician Employment. You may register to
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Trauma.org - Accurate, current information in the field of trauma, and present an interactive forum for trauma care providers throughout the globe.
Meta Description: [ Largest Internet Trauma Care Site - Covers all aspects of injury prevention, evaluation and management. Includes an email Discussion group, Conference listings, Trauma Imagebank, Fellowship database. Home of Trauma Moulage on the Internet. ]
University General and Trauma Surgery, PC - State-of-the-art trauma center providing a comfortable and caring surgical environment for both patients and physicians. Offering general surgery, trauma, and critical care. Information about the practice and about trauma care in general. Tennessee.
Meta Description: [ University General and Trauma Surgery PC provides elective and emergency general surgical services. University General and Trauma Surgery Pc also coordinates care of injured patients at the Trauma Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Our Surgeons dedicated to provi... ]
UVA Trauma Center - Functions as an entity within the Surgical Service Center of the UVA Health Sciences Center.
Meta Description: [ Homepage for the UVA Truama Center ]
Vanderbilt Medical Center - Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. Includes department, division and fellowship information, nursing information and resources.
Trauma Job RSS feeds - All Physician Job RSS feeds: States with Trauma Employment Opportunities
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