India is growing rapidly in patient awareness, transport modalities and digital revolution. But knowledge about basics of how and where to treat trauma victims still remains unclear. Trauma not only encompasses roadside accident victims but also household falls, fall from heights, sports injuries and miscellaneous injuries. The spectrum of injuries from road crashes varies from instant death to those…
World trauma day 17’October 2017 Trauma means “any injury caused to the body”. The injury may be caused due to many reasons like road accidents, fires, burns, falls and acts of violence. Amongst all the causes, Road Traffic Accident (RTA) is the leading cause of trauma across the world. Apart from causing deaths, trauma will, by 2020, be ranked…
Trauma or accidents are the leading cause of death worldwide for individuals younger than 65 years. It continues to be responsible for more loss than cancer and heart disease together. Prehospital care remains a major lacuna in the trauma care system of India. It is almost nonexistent in most areas. The existing in-hospital trauma care system in India is…
50 years old lady having severe knee pain which gradually increased over three months and now unable to bear weight or walk on right lower limb. She has severe tenderness over distal thigh region and painful restricted knee movements without neurovascular problems. She was investigated which revealed large lytic lesion in distal femoral condyle on xray and malignant invasion…
What Are Bones Made Of? The bones of the body form the human frame, or skeleton, which supports and protects the softer parts of the body. They grow rapidly during one’s early years, and renew themselves when they are broken. Bones have a center called the marrow, which is softer than the outer part of the bone. Bones contain…
FRACTURE ESSENTIALS AND ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA MANAGEMENT What is a fracture? A fracture is defined as a disruption in the integrity of a living bone, involving injury to the bone marrow, periosteum, and adjacent soft tissues. How does a fracture occur? Fractures occur when the force applied to a bone exceeds the strength of the involved bone. Bones can…
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