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"Trauma surgeons" around the world are all the same.   Aggressive, informed, 
technically skilled, and can operate on most emergency surgical conditions.




>From: "Ahmed, Naveed " <NAhmed at cchseast.org>
>Reply-To: "Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list" 
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>To: "Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list" <trauma-list at trauma.org>
>Subject: RE: role of trauma surgeon
>Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:21:30 -0500
>
>Role of trauma surgeon in a third world country can be extrapolated from
>our own urban trauma centers. Example: Guys working in South of Bronx,
>East of LA or the poorest big city in the entire USA (Cleveland).
>
>    ROLE OF AN URBAN TRAUMA SURGEON     "You get there in less than
>fifteen, fix/damage control every thing that can kill your patient and
>wait for the Ortho guy to drive in early next afternoon, in his Porsche,
>for his block time". Most trauma surgeons in these poor areas (Third
>world in the first world) have no back up,CT, vascular, GU or finantial.
>All injuries in initial 8 hours are fixed by the trauma
>surgeon(Exception neuro).
>
>   ROLE OF THIRD WORLD TRAUMA SURGEON     Difference in the first world
>and the third is poor people. Most urban Trauma surgeons work in areas
>where there are nothing but poor and therefore, are third world trauma
>surgeons. Now if they are in a developing country and maintain a
>franchised ACS certification and acceptable outcome, with added training
>in basic ortho and trauma neuro can provide excellent trauma care to
>there poor people.
>
>They might have better out comes, and cost less (by getting rid of the
>Porsche and the block time) in the First World to!.
>
>N Ahmed MD
>Cleveland
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tuckeranne [mailto:tuckeranne at bellsouth.net]
>Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 7:44 PM
>To: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list
>Subject: Re: role of trauma surgeon
>
>Providing care has got to be survival first, pretty picture later. The
>funds should be appropriated for survival with the least amount of loss
>from the patient. There are plenty of Nip/Tucks out there to correct the
>image. If you do not look at,for example,thoracoabdominal with
>penetrating trauma with upward trajectory and diaphragmatic tears with
>pleural involvement without the worry of a damn scar who will perform
>restoration? No one. That is why there is massage therapy! A Tucker
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sanjay Gupta MD" <sanjaygupta99_91 at yahoo.com>
>To: "Trauma &amp, Critical Care mailing list" <trauma-list at trauma.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 6:18 AM
>Subject: Re: role of trauma surgeon
>
>
> > The role of trauma surgeon in a developing country should be training
> > of all involved personnel in ATLS and to see that those principles are
>
> > applied.
> >
> > Also, appropriate utilization of resources and avoid futile therapy
> > and thus lead to cost savings without compromising patient care.
> >
> > Coordinate care of a trauma patient who frequently needs multiple
> > specialty care and have a vision of the complete care of the patient.
> >
> > Be competent with all damage control procedures and with advanced
> > surgical procedures in neck, thorax and abdomen/pelvis and know when
> > to call for help in the OR.
> >
> > In other words, exactly what a trauma surgeon does in an advanced
> > country.
> >
> > Sanjay Gupta
> >
> >
> > --- sandeep jain <sjain7172 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> can I get ideas about the role of trained trauma surgeon in a
> >> developing country with economic restraints. all hospitals have full
> >> fledged general surgeons,orthopedic surgeons,plastic,vascular and
> >> neurosurgeons along with emergency physicians already looking after
> >> trauma.
> >>
> >> sandeep
> >>
> >>
> >>
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