trauma care
Critical injury response
Trauma care is emergency medical treatment for severe injuries—gunshot wounds, car accidents, falls from heights, burns.
The term encompasses both the immediate response (stabilizing patients, controlling bleeding) and the specialized hospital units where such treatment occurs: The hospital's trauma care unit handles the most critical cases.
Trauma care systems are organized by levels, with Level I trauma centers offering the most comprehensive services.
- accident sceneLocation of a mishap
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- CPREmergency revival technique
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
first aid · laparotomy · thoracotomy · golden hour · medical evacuation · field medic · crisis intervention · prosthetics · support groups · defibrillator · crash cart · shock treatment · emergency medicine · occupational therapy · splint · orthopedic surgery · sirens · life flight
- medical aidmedical aid, doctor, medical relief, surgeon, hospital
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, bone fracture, joint replacement, hip replacement
- VA HealthcareVA benefits, VA hospitals, veteran healthcare, veteran benefits, benefits enrollment
- emergency medicalemergency room, ambulance, EMS, ER, EMT
- Emergency MedicineEMT, emergency medicine, EMS, paramedic, paramedics
- emergency responsefirst responders, emergency services, fire alarm, 911, call 911
trauma carewellness visits
Regular health maintenance appointments
outpatient services · primary care · well-child visits · preventive care · annual physical
trauma carepreventive medicine
Healthcare before illness strikes
health maintenance · disease prevention · wellness care · preventive care · health promotion
trauma carepalliative care
Relief-focused medicine for illness
comfort care · hospice care · supportive care · conservative treatment · watchful waiting