Traumatology
32 entries in the Traumatology compendium.
TraumatologyThe study of wounds and injuries caused by accidents or violence, and their surgical repair.Advanced trauma life supportStandardized trauma training program using the ABCDE approach.Benefit findingPositive change from struggling with highly challenging life circumstances.Compassion fatigueCompassion fatigue is the negative cost of caring in helping professions.Complex post-traumatic stress disorderA stress-related mental disorder generally occurring in response to complex traumas, with additional symptoms…Damage control surgerySurgical intervention to keep the patient alive, not correct anatomy.Direct therapeutic exposureBehavior therapy confronting stressors safely for PTSD and phobias.Early appropriate careResuscitation-guided timing for orthopaedic trauma surgery.Endovascular and hybrid trauma and bleeding managementA new concept integrating endovascular techniques into trauma resuscitation.Focused assessment with sonography for traumaRapid ultrasound screening for internal bleeding and pneumothorax in trauma.Geriatric traumaTraumatic injury in elderly populations with distinct risk factors.Injury in humansPhysiological damage from immediate physical stress in humans.Medical surgeWhen patient volumes challenge or exceed a hospital's capacity.National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic RehabilitationBangladesh's leading orthopedic hospital and training institute.Penetrating traumaOpen wound injury from object piercing skin and entering tissue.Perpetrator traumaTrauma from perpetrating violence, distinct from moral injury.Psychological trauma in older adultsUnderstanding psychological trauma in older adults: prevalence, presentation, and treatment considerations.PsychotraumatologyThe study of psychological trauma: researching, preventing, and treating traumatic experiences and their…Rape trauma syndromeUnderstanding the psychological trauma of rape survivorsSuicide and traumaPsychological trauma increases risk of suicide and affects families.Superior canal dehiscence syndromeA rare neurotological disorder causing hearing and balance symptoms due to thinning or absence of bone over…Trauma and orthopedicsSurgical branch treating musculoskeletal conditions via operative and nonoperative means.Trauma centerSpecialized hospital care for major traumatic injuries.Trauma in childrenPediatric trauma: unique challenges in children's injury care.Trauma Quality Improvement ProgramRisk-adjusted data to reduce variability and improve trauma care outcomes.Trauma surgerySurgical specialty managing traumatic injuries from resuscitation to recovery.Trauma teamA multidisciplinary team that works together to assess and treat the severely injured.Trauma triad of deathLethal triad of hypothermia, acidosis, and coagulopathy in trauma.Trauma-informed feminist therapyA trauma model incorporating sociopolitical context for all genders.Traumatic cardiac arrestCardiac arrest from trauma requires reversing the specific cause.Traumatic asphyxiaA medical emergency from thoracic compression causing venous back-flow.Traumatology Institute (Canada)Raising awareness about Post-Traumatic Stress and trauma informed care options.
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