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  2. Damage control surgery - Wikipedia

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    The first is controlling hemorrhage followed by contamination control, abdominal packing, and placement of a temporary closure device. [5] Minimizing the length of time spent in this phase is essential. For groups (i.e., trauma centers) to be effective in damage control surgery, a multi-disciplinary team is critical.

  3. Diagnostic peritoneal lavage - Wikipedia

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    This procedure is performed when intra-abdominal bleeding (hemoperitoneum), usually secondary to trauma, is suspected. [2]In a hemodynamically unstable patient with high-risk mechanism of injury, peritoneal lavage is a means of rapidly diagnosing intra-abdominal injury requiring laparotomy, but has largely been replaced in trauma care by the use of a focused assessment with sonography for ...

  4. Abdominal trauma - Wikipedia

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    The abdominal organs. Signs and symptoms are not seen in early days and after some days initial pain is seen. People injured in motor vehicle collisions may present with a "seat belt sign", bruising on the abdomen along the site of the lap portion of the safety belt; this sign is associated with a high rate of injury to the abdominal organs. [4]

  5. Early appropriate care - Wikipedia

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    A philosophy of damage control orthopaedics (DCO) was proposed in 2000, [2] aiming to prevent early death in a critically wounded patient via stabilization and not definitive fixation, often with the use of external fixation systems. EAC was developed by Heather Vallier while at MetroHealth in Cleveland. [3]

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  7. Focused assessment with sonography for trauma - Wikipedia

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    Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by surgeons, emergency physicians, and paramedics as a screening test for blood around the heart (pericardial effusion) or abdominal organs (hemoperitoneum) after trauma.

  8. Trauma triad of death - Wikipedia

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    The trauma triad of death is a medical term describing the combination of hypothermia, acidosis, and coagulopathy. [1] This combination is commonly seen in patients who have sustained severe traumatic injuries and results in a significant rise in the mortality rate. [2]

  9. Negative-pressure wound therapy - Wikipedia

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    Negative pressure wound therapy device. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as a vacuum assisted closure (VAC), is a therapeutic technique using a suction pump, tubing, and a dressing to remove excess wound exudate and to promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and second- and third-degree burns.