Division of Trauma/Critical Care
The Division of Trauma/Critical Care has been organized to provide continuous care for the critically injured and seriously ill surgical patient and maximum educational benefits for the surgical house staff.
Level I Trauma Center
The
University of Tennessee Medical Center provides Level I trauma
care for a 17-county area in East Tennessee and adjacent portions
of Kentucky and North Carolina. In 2007, there were 3,609 trauma
admissions. Thirty-eight percent of these patients required admission
to a critical care unit. Approximately 36 percent of these patients
arrived via helicopter. Trauma services members take primary care
of patients on the trauma service and help coordinate specialty
consultants such as neurosurgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery,
oral surgery and other services whose help may be necessary.
Our Faculty
Six surgical attendings
who have a special interest in the care of the trauma patients currently
staff the trauma service. All of these faculty are fellowship-trained
in trauma and surgical critical care. Residents on the trauma service
include a senior resident, mid-level residents, and a first year
resident. Mid-level providers are also a part of the service. Mid-level
residents also spend three months on the surgical critical care
service. There is an active educational program in trauma including
multidisciplinary trauma conferences. Research in the basic science
and clinical aspects of trauma and critical care is ongoing.
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