Research Advances In Medical Care For Polytrauma Injuries And Blast Injuries
Abstract
U.S. Trauma Research is largely the purview of the Department of Defense, as there is no Trauma Institute at the NIH, although trauma accounts for the largest loss in years of productive life Improvements in the medical care of battle casualties are being adopted by the civilian trauma system Recent increases in funding for military trauma funding are yielding important advances, particularly in hemorrhage control, brain injury diagnosis, and traumatic orthopedic injury There is a large backlog of clinical trials that need to be performed in trauma care.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 25, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA556359
Entities
People
- Dallas C. Hack
Organizations
- United States Department of Defense