10 Facts About Major trauma

Major trauma is any injury that has the potential to cause prolonged disability or death.

Penetrating Major trauma is caused when a foreign body such as a bullet or a knife enters the body tissue, creating an open wound.

Persons with major trauma commonly have chest and pelvic x-rays taken, and, depending on the mechanism of injury and presentation, a focused assessment with sonography for trauma exam to check for internal bleeding.

An established Major trauma system network is an important component of community disaster preparedness, facilitating the care of people who have been involved in disasters that cause large numbers of casualties, such as earthquakes.

Management of those with Major trauma often requires the help of many healthcare specialists including physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and social workers.

Generally, the first step of managing Major trauma is to perform a primary survey that evaluates a person's airway, breathing, circulation, and neurologic status.

About half of Major trauma deaths are in people aged between 15 and 45 years and Major trauma is the leading cause of death in this age group.

Various classification scales exist for use with Major trauma to determine the severity of injuries, which are used to determine the resources used and, for statistical collection.

Financial cost of Major trauma includes both the amount of money spent on treatment and the loss of potential economic gain through absence from work.

One reason for the high cost of the treatment for Major trauma is the increased possibility of complications, which leads to the need for more interventions.