Trauma team
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The trauma team is assembled to deal with significant trauma and usually activated by a trauma call.
The exact composition of the team will vary from centre to centre, but will usually have involvement from emergency medicine, anaesthetics, general surgery and orthopaedics.[1] [2] [3] [4]
A suggested team would be the following:
- Anaesthetist
- Anaesthetic technician (ODP)
- General surgeon
- Orthopaedic surgeon
- Emergency medicine physician
- At least 2 nurses (3 if no ODP)
- Radiographer
In addition to the trauma team itself, several other specialties need to be available to the team at short notice:
- Neurosurgeon
- Cardiothoracic surgeon
- Plastic surgeon
- Radiologist
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References
- ↑ Highley DA. Review of the composition and use of trauma teams within the Trent Region. J Accid Emerg Med. 1994 Sep;11(3):183-5.
- ↑ Sakellariou A, McDonald PJ, Lane RH. The trauma team concept and its implementation in a district general hospital. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1995 Jan;77(1):45-52.
- ↑ Kazemi AR, Nayeem N. The existence and composition of Trauma Teams in the UK. Injury. 1997 Mar;28(2):119-21.
- ↑ Wong K, Petchell J. Trauma teams in Australia: a national survey. ANZ J Surg. 2003 Oct;73(10):819-25.
