Major trauma

Major trauma is severe physical injury that threatens life or causes major disability and requires urgent, coordinated specialist care.

Trauma triage: The process of sorting injured people by urgency and directing them to appropriate care. Triage identifies which injuries need immediate specialist assessment and which facility can provide it.
Trauma: Physical injury caused by an external force, such as impact, penetration, heat, or blast. Major trauma is the severe end of the broader category of physical injury.
Prehospital emergency care: Medical assessment and treatment delivered before a patient reaches a hospital. Early stabilization and destination decisions begin at the scene or during transport.
Post-traumatic stress disorder: A mental disorder that can develop after exposure to traumatic events. A severe injury and its treatment can be followed by persistent psychological symptoms.
Advanced Trauma Life Support: A structured approach to the early assessment and treatment of seriously injured patients. Its sequence prioritizes life-threatening problems before detailed diagnosis.
Hemorrhagic shock: A life-threatening state in which blood loss leaves tissues without adequate oxygen delivery. Uncontrolled bleeding is a common immediate threat after severe injury.
Trauma surgery: Surgical treatment of injuries caused by accidents, violence, and other physical forces. Some major injuries require urgent operations to control bleeding or repair damage.
Chronic pain: Pain that persists or recurs beyond the expected period of tissue healing. Some survivors experience lasting pain that affects daily function and recovery.
Damage control resuscitation: An approach to severe bleeding that prioritizes hemorrhage control and balanced blood-product replacement. It limits worsening shock and coagulopathy while definitive bleeding control is arranged.
Traumatic brain injury: Brain dysfunction or damage caused by an external mechanical force. Severe head injury can threaten life and cause lasting disability.

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