The Polytraumatized Patient eMedicine Orthopedics

Description: Schultz & Dang 2005
Orthopedic surgery plays a key role in the treatment of the polytraumatized patient. In a study at Brown University, gunshot wounds required more orthopedic trauma resources than other surgical areas. The orthopedic surgeon is a member of a team consisting of many specialists, including emergency medicine physicians, trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons, and other surgical subspecialists. Each person on that team should be familiar with the basics of trauma resuscitations, outlined below.
Synonyms and related keywords: polytrauma, poly-trauma, poly-traumatized patient, multiple trauma, multitrauma patient, initial management of the trauma patient, orthopedic trauma, polytrauma, advanced trauma life support, ATLS, blunt trauma, MVA, motor vehicle accident, car accident, RTA, rad traffic accident, low-velocity trauma, high-velocity trauma, penetrating trauma, fracture, primary survey, secondary survey, traumatic shock, gunshot wound