Origin George E. Goodfellow, who opened a civilian practice in Tombstone, Arizona in November 1880, is regarded as the United States' first civilian trauma surgeon and performed the first recorded laparotomy for a gunshot wound on July 13, 1881.
Trauma surgery is the surgical specialty using both operative and non-operative management to treat traumatic injury, typically in an acute emergency setting, often alongside emergency medicine and critical care. This atlas records what the historical record supports and is not medical advice.
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Origin PeriodSourced to the subject's own accountGeorge E. Goodfellow, who opened a civilian practice in Tombstone, Arizona in November 1880, is regarded as the United States' first civilian trauma surgeon and performed the first recorded laparotomy for a gunshot wound on July 13, 1881. 2 Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
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Surgical specialties focus on manually operative and instrumental techniques to treat disease.
2. Trauma Surgery (Wikipedia)
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Trauma surgery is a surgical specialty that utilizes both operative and non-operative management to treat traumatic injuries, typically in an acute setting.
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Dr. George E. Goodfellow is credited as the United States' first civilian trauma surgeon.
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