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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Source Arnold Seppo (Wikipedia)
Source August Borchard (source article)
Source Eric Muñoz (Wikipedia)
Source Georg Ledderhose (Wikipedia)
Source Heinrich Bürkle de la Camp (Wikipedia)
Source L. D. Britt (Wikipedia)
Source Lorenz Böhler (Wikipedia)
Source Tom Shires (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
WikipediaClassification tableQuote, Classification table
Surgical specialties focus on manually operative and instrumental techniques to treat disease.
2. Trauma Surgery (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
Trauma surgery is a surgical specialty that utilizes both operative and non-operative management to treat traumatic injuries, typically in an acute setting.
History section
Dr. George E. Goodfellow is credited as the United States' first civilian trauma surgeon.
View the Source Lorenz Böhler (Wikipedia)
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Böhler is most notable as one of the creators of modern accident surgery.
Georg Ledderhose (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Georg Ledderhose, Lead paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Georg Ledderhose, Lead paragraph
was a German surgeon, professor and pioneering traumatologist
August Borchard (source article)
Notable Specialists: August Borchard, Final paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: August Borchard, Final paragraph
he served as president of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie (German Association for Trauma Surgery)
L. D. Britt (Wikipedia)
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Britt attained the level of Master Trauma Surgeon in 1995.
Tom Shires (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Tom Shires, Lead sentence, trauma surgeonQuote, Notable Specialists: Tom Shires, Lead sentence, trauma surgeon
was an American trauma surgeon
Eric Muñoz (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Eric Muñoz, Medical careerQuote, Notable Specialists: Eric Muñoz, Medical career
Muñoz was a practicing trauma surgeon and administrator
Heinrich Bürkle de la Camp (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Heinrich Bürkle de la Camp, LifeQuote, Notable Specialists: Heinrich Bürkle de la Camp, Life
Bürkle de la Camp's domains were surgery and accident surgery
Arnold Seppo (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Arnold Seppo, Lead and career text [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Arnold Seppo, Lead and career text [specialist-in]
was an Estonian surgeon and traumatologist
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