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Trauma team

A Trauma team is a group of healthcare workers who attend to seriously ill or injured casualties who arrive at a hospital emergency department. The team is composed of a number of specific roles, with a typical team consisting of:

Team Leader - Trauma Surgeon, Emergency Medicine Physician, or Anesthesiologist
Additionally: Anesthesiologist or Nurse Anesthetist to maintain the airway
Respiratory Therapist (Canada/USA)
Three nurses
Radiographer
Scribe - a nurse or doctor who deals with administration

Additional recommended knowledge

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Other specialities can be added depending on the nature of the injury, for example a neurological surgeon will attend if there is a serious head injury. All staff should be trained in Advanced Trauma Life Support techniques. Each hospital will have a list of criteria that require the activation of the trauma team, such as a fall of over 6 meters or a fracture of 2 or more bones.

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Procedures	Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) • Advanced Life Support (ALS) • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) • Basic life support (BLS) • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) • First aid • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Trauma centers	Level I • Level II • Level III • Level IV
Equipment	Ambulance • Bag valve mask • Chest tube • Defibrillation (AED, ICD) • Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) • Intraosseous infusion (IO) • Intravenous therapy (IV) • Intubation
People	Certified first responder • Emergency medical technician (EMT) • Paramedic • Emergency physician • BASICS Doctor
Drugs	Atropine • Epinephrine/Adrenaline • Amiodarone • Magnesium • Bicarbonate
Other	Golden hour • Emergency department • Emergency medical services • Emergency psychiatry • Triage