Trauma is an emotional shock producing a lasting harmful effect, because of unpleasant experience from wound or injury. Road Traffic Accident is one of the common causes of trauma.
trauma is also caused by heart attacks (myocardial infraction), poisoning, burns, snakebites, etc. Death due to these causes can be avoided by providing immediate medical attention. In practice most death cases are prevented in the first hour of the accident, which is also known as the “GOLDEN HOUR” in the medical parlance. Prevention of death is possible by providing careful handling of the victim at the accident spot, providing first aid treatment, transporting the patient to the nearest hospital and providing proper medical treatment.
has organized an expert trauma care team consisting of very senior medical consultants in the departments like Orthopedics, Neuro surgery, General surgery, plastic surgery, Cardiothoracic surgery and rehabilitation and physical medicine. They are assisted by trained paramedical staff like nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.