role of trauma surgeon

[KMATTOX at aol.com]

First of all, there is really not a specialty of trauma  surgery.   A "trauma 
surgeon" is one trained in a primary surgical  discipline (General Surgery in 
the West and EAST, and an orthopedic surgeon in  some parts of Europe).    
The surgeon should do the things that  they usually do, and NOT merely do 
"trauma" cases.   For a surgeon to  merely do trauma cases will be painting 
themselves into a corner and limiting  their practice.    A person who limits their 
practice and becomes  a shift worker, becomes a tradesman, and distances 
themselves from the  professional guild.   
 
k