Trauma Surgery

Trauma care has evolved with prehospital advances and damage-control surgery. The session covers whole-blood resuscitation and post-RePHILL implementation, REBOA (resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta), damage-control surgery protocols, geriatric trauma (GeriTrauma initiative), penetrating chest trauma, the integration of interventional radiology, and post-pandemic trauma volume shifts. Discussion addresses TXA in trauma (CRASH-2 vs CRASH-3 nuance), pelvic-binder use and pelvic-fracture management, hemorrhage-control in austere environments (TCCC framework), pediatric trauma, damage-control vs definitive surgery, and emerging mass-casualty preparedness systems.