Citation

Gupta KJ, Parr MJA, Nolan JP. Anesthesiology Clinics of North America 1999; 17(1): 17-32.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999)

DOI

10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70076-6

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Trauma is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Maximizing survival in trauma victims requires definitive care as soon as possible after injury and continuing high-quality care to improve long-term survival. Anesthesiologists have many skills essential to this process and have an important role to play in trauma care; however, the largest scope for reducing deaths from trauma lies in the prevention of trauma, and resources must be targeted at this and at trauma management.

Language: en

Keywords

anesthesist; critical illness; emergency treatment; falling; firearm; homicide; hospital cost; human; injury; injury scale; intensive care; review; suicide; traffic accident; traumatology; treatment planning