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Early Management of Trauma

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Trauma is the second leading cause of mortality in all ages and the leading cause of mortality under age 44 years.

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  1. Trauma Service, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, UKZN Trauma Training Program, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, eThekwini Metropolitan Area, Durban, South Africa

    Timothy Craig Hardcastle MB, ChB, MMed, PhD, FCS, HPCSA

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    Suresh S David

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Hardcastle, T.C. (2016). Early Management of Trauma. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2713-7_36

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