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Dr. Elsburgh Clarke Was Among First to Specialize in Emergency Medicine

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ED attendings Dr. Gerald Whelan and Dr. Shumary Chow supervising a full arrest in C booththe main trauma roomwith an ED tech administering CPR. Medical anti-shock trousers (MAST) being applied for a trauma patient and a Datascope cardiac monitor in use during traumatic full arrest. Click to enlarge.) Click to enlarge.)

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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In trauma patients, the primary sources of bleeding are external haemorrhage (blood on the floor), chest, abdomen, pelvis, and long bones in paediatrics brain is also included (infants with open sutures can bleed a significant amount intracranially) Shock The most common cause in trauma is haemorrhage.