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Four Decades of Trauma: Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Keywords : Acute care surgery, Emergency general surgery, Intensive care, Trauma

Citation Information : Four Decades of Trauma: Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2020; 9 (1):85-89.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1273

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 25-06-2013

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2020; The Author(s).


Abstract

This report is a personal reflection on four decades of trauma, remembering legends of the past, focusing on the metamorphosis of trauma surgery, and speculating on its future.


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