Trauma Teams And The Trauma Team - 1560 Words

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary trauma is â€Å"an injury (as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent.† The intrinsic agent could be a fall, assault, or a car accident that creates the trauma. Trauma â€Å"is the leading cause of death in the 1-44 year old age group.† Trauma teams were set in place to help reduce the number of deaths caused by trauma by having different multidisciplinary working together. This correlates to the build cohesive teams through mutual trust principle of mission command. Trauma teams apply mission command continually as they deal with the traumas coming in. The acuity of the traumas coming in determines if the trauma team will be activated. 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