Preventing Trauma Surgeons From Becoming Family Doctors
Authors: Adil H. Haider
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

On Being a Doctor19 February 2013Preventing Trauma Surgeons From Becoming Family DoctorsAdil H. Haider, MD, MPHAdil H. Haider, MD, MPHFrom Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-4-201302190-00012 Audio Reading - “Preventing Trauma Surgeons From Becoming Family Doctors” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Preventing Trauma Surgeons From Becoming Family Doctors," by A.H. Haider. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The beeper reads: “Multi Gun Shot Wound, 20s Male, ETA 2 Mins.” In 6 years as a trauma surgeon in Baltimore, I have seen this page hundreds of times. Sprinting through the basement hallways, I arrive as the paramedics burst through the doors of the trauma bay with a young man, calling out, “PEA arrest!”The patient is strapped to a backboard, unconscious and bloodied by three bullet holes. Our chief resident, a poised young woman in her early 30s, stares intently at our monitors and confirms the rhythm. I look at the paramedics and ask how long the patient ...References1. U.S. Department of Transportation. Traffic safety facts 2009 data: alcohol-impaired driving. 2009. Accessed at www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811385.pdf on 26 February 2012. Google Scholar2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Making alcohol screening and intervention common practice. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/washington/∼cdcatWork/pdf/alcohol.pdf on 26 February 2012. Google Scholar3. Efron DT, Haider A, Chang D, Haut ER, Haut ER, Brooke B, et al. Alarming surge in nonsurvivable urban trauma and the case for violence prevention. Arch Surg. 2006;141:800-3. [PMID: 16924088] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Injury Center: Violence Prevention. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/index.html on 15 January 2013. Google Scholar5. Cure Violence. Accessed at http://cureviolence.org on 15 January 2013. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.Corresponding Author: Adil H. Haider MD, MPH, Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Halsted 610, Baltimore, MD 21287; e-mail, [email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Preventing Trauma Surgeons From Becoming Family Doctors” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Preventing Trauma Surgeons From Becoming Family Doctors," by A.H. Haider. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 19 February 2013Volume 158, Issue 4Page: 291-292KeywordsAllied health care professionalsElderlyEmergency departmentFirearm injuriesMotivationSurgeonsThoracotomyThoraxTrauma surgeryViolent crime ePublished: 19 February 2013 Issue Published: 19 February 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...