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Trauma Emergency Surgery. Joseph Galante, MD FACS General Surgery Program Director. Trauma Group. 3000-3500 trauma admits per year 1500-2000 emergency surgery patients 80-100 patients in the hospital 10 Faculty. Research . Trauma Resuscitation Pre hospital Emergency Services
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Trauma Emergency Surgery Joseph Galante, MD FACS General Surgery Program Director
Trauma Group • 3000-3500 trauma admits per year • 1500-2000 emergency surgery patients • 80-100 patients in the hospital • 10 Faculty
Research • Trauma Resuscitation • Pre hospital Emergency Services • Graduate Medical Education
Trauma Resuscitation • Conducting a prospective randomized trail comparing IV fluids in trauma patients • Embarking on a second trail comparing IV fluids in emergency surgery patients • Using animal model to assess IV fluids in abdominal washouts
Pre Hospital EMS • Tactical EMS – Police and SWAT EMS in high risk situations • Transition of Military Battlefield Technology to Civilian Practice
Graduate Medical Education • Strategies to educate residents within ACGME time constraints • Identification of better training models for general surgeons, military surgeons, and surgical subspecialists
Opportunity • Projects are just starting • Builds experience in clinical research • Exposure to patients, medical records, and clinical activity
Roles • Time commitments vary • Chart review to patient interactions • Work on a project get your name on the paper • Operating room exposure