Teamwork in trauma care TEAMWORK IN TRAUMA CARE
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چکیده
Trauma care is an important context in which to think about teamwork for several reasons. The rate of occurance of traumatic injury appears epidemic in proportion (Singh et al., 1992) and the complex bio-psychosocial and functional problems that it produces demand the collaborative efforts of health professionals from many backgrounds. Accordingly, "the trauma team approach is an implicit concept in advanced trauma management" (Moore et al., 1992) and regional and national guidelines are increasingly sought (Schwartz, 1993; Deane et al. 1990).
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