Traumatology
34 entries in the Traumatology compendium.
TraumatologyStudy of wounds and injuries from accidents or violence.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 disorder from prolonged trauma, with added symptom clusters.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.Index of trauma and orthopaedics articlesIndex of articles on trauma and orthopaedics.Injury in humansPhysiological damage from immediate physical stress in humans.Medical surgePatient volumes challenging or exceeding hospital servicing 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 victim-based PTSD.Psychological trauma in older adultsTrauma in older adults often presents differently than in younger populations.PsychotraumatologyStudy of psychological trauma, its antecedents, concomitants, and sequelae.Railway spineA 19th-century diagnosis for railway accident trauma.Rape trauma syndromePsychological trauma syndrome first described in 1974.Suicide and traumaPsychological trauma increases risk of suicide and affects families.Superior canal dehiscence syndromeA rare inner-ear disorder causing hearing and balance symptoms.Outline of trauma and orthopedicsSurgical branch treating musculoskeletal conditions via operative and nonoperative means.Trauma centerSpecialized hospital for major traumatic injury care.Trauma in childrenPediatric trauma requires specialized care due to anatomical and physiological differencesTrauma Quality Improvement ProgramRisk-adjusted data program for reducing variability in trauma outcomes.Trauma surgerySurgical specialty managing acute traumatic injuries via operative and non-operative care.Trauma teamMultidisciplinary team treating severely injured patients under a team leader.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 asphyxiaMedical emergency from thoracic compression causing venous back-flow.Traumatology Institute (Canada)International training organization for trauma care and awareness.
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