Trauma Orthopedic - Articles
Trauma?!
by
Ellie
Yesterday at work we got to bail out a helicopter. We got called to rendezvous with the helicopter team at the helipad of an unnamed Baltimore hospital. They had a patient intended to go to Shock Trauma, but the winds were so bad that they couldn’t get downtown. It turned out that the unnamed hospital doesn’t even have a helipad, so ...
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Trauma...
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Blue Ridge M.
OK, I know I haven't posted in forever but I got to put my two cents in on this new show "Trauma." I've been reading other posts, websites and NBC's site and this show is getting a lot of shit. I don't understand what the problem is.Yea, OK it's not exactly realistic. Every episode so far is packed with some kind of MCI and you got med ...
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Trauma - at Home
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Erica P.
So today Kyle got a splinter in his hand at daycare, I was informed upon picking him up, and he wanted to wait for Mommy to remove it. My heart bursting with pride, I thought to myself, wow, my son trusts in his Mommy the Nurse to take care of him. Not so much. Turns out, that was just a stall tactic, many more of which I was privy to this eveni ...
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LSU's NO Trauma Center
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Christina Thielst
It seems that LSU is finally moving their trauma center back into Orleans Parish from their temporary quarters at Ochsner's Elmwood Hospital in Jefferson Parish. This is important because it is bringing vital trauma care closer to those who need it most and where few options exist as a result of Katrina's devastation.This is just one more tiny ste ...
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Trauma and Food
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eatnormalnow
Those of you who have suffered trauma in childhood may find yourself having problems regulating your food intake. Psychology used to lump together all trauma, but now distinguishes between what is called Big T trauma and Small t trauma. The former includes rape, sexual/physical abuse and continual/excessive emotional abuse, severe neglect, living t ...
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Trauma revisited
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Rossa Forbes
I am becoming quite uneasy with the way the word "trauma" is bandied about in the context of schizophrenia. Trauma is often likened to something immediate, like child sexual abuse or having a parent who beats you daily in an alcoholic rage. I fear that what I see as a growing insistence to link child abuse with schizophrenia is turning in ...
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More on Trauma
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eatnormalnow
As we learn more about the workings of the brain, it’s
evident that childhood trauma often plays a crucial role in the development of
lifelong emotional—and emotional management—problems. They manifest themselves
not only through eating, mood, and anxiety disorders, but in addictions and
unhealthy relationships. The greater your u ...
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In the Trauma of Abuse
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Rebbekah W.
Javetta went through a life that so many of us cannot even comprehend, yet despite everything she always believed in herself and her own strength. After living through years of abuse from family members and than a husband, Javetta left the only life she knew and took her kids far away and lived in the projects working 2-3 jobs to support her childr ...
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