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AO TraumalineTM is a database containing summary information on clinical trauma evidence published since 2000. Access AO TraumalineTM to:
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Presentation at 2003 OTA Symposium

Review of Global Menace of Road Accidents with special reference to Malaysia - a social perspective Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 10(2)2003

Amandeep Gupta, MB BS FRCA; Charles S. Reilly, MD FRCA Cont Edu Anaesth Crit Care & Pain. 2007;7(5):148-151
The term fat embolism indicates the often asymptomatic presence of fat globules in the lung parenchyma and peripheral circulation after long bone or other major trauma. The majority (95%) of cases occur after major trauma.

by Prof. C.L. Colton, in collaboration with Prof. S. Perren
Succinct and helpful definitions of about 300 terms used in the description of orthopaedic trauma, fractures, dislocations, sprains, injuries and complications

Hypovolemic Shock
Grades of hypovolaemic shock
Fluid resuscitation
Intraosseous Infusion

The Injury Severity Score was developed in 1974 by Baker et. al. from Abbreviated Injury Scale to evaluate motor vehicle victims with multiple injuries.
* The Injury Severity Score (ISS) was used to compare the severity of injuries with an original study group of 2,128 victims, it was observed that the mortality increased with the AIS grade of the most severe injury.
* The mortality increased with regular increments when plotted against the square of the AIS grade (a quadratic relationship).
* When the victims with identical AIS grades for their most severe injury were compared, injuries in the second and third body regions tended to increase the risk of death. The Injury Severity Score was therefore defined as " the sum of the squares of the highest AIS grade in each of the three most severely injured areas ".

Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes: a new platform for interdisciplinary, outcome-oriented research in trauma Axel Ekkernkamp
Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes 2007, 1:1
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In both the prospective and retrospective studies, a MESS score of greater than or equal to 7 had a 100% predictable value for amputation

Algorithms and scoring systems referrable to trauma. To see the algorithms you must register.

Metabolic response to trauma
Definition of Trauma
Initiating Factors
Hormonal Mediators
Effects of Various Mediators
The Anabolic Phase
Clinical and Therapeutic Relevance SUMMARY

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Marvin Tile Lecture: Medscape 2000 History and some of the ongoing problems in trauma care