trauma surgery
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trauma surgery
A specialty within surgery that deals with the surgical treatment of injuries and their consequences, especially after accidents.
Die Unfallchirurgie hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten enorme Fortschritte gemacht.
Trauma surgery has made enormous progress in recent decades.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Unfall' (accident), the linking element '-s-,' and 'Chirurgie' (surgery). So it literally describes the surgery that deals with the consequences of accidents.
Ein Facharzt für Unfallchirurgie ist auf Knochenbrüche spezialisiert.
A specialist in trauma surgery specializes in bone fractures.
When the hospital department is meant, pay attention to the prepositions. Movement to that place is expressed with 'in die Unfallchirurgie' (into the trauma surgery department, accusative), while being there is expressed with 'in der Unfallchirurgie' (in the trauma surgery department, dative).
Der Patient wurde direkt in die Unfallchirurgie gebracht.
The patient was taken directly to the trauma surgery department.
The context makes it clear whether the medical specialty (m01) or the hospital department (m02) is meant. Verbs like 'einliefern' (to admit to hospital) or 'liegen' (to be lying / to be hospitalized) point to the department, while words like 'Fortschritt' (progress) or 'Facharzt' (specialist) refer to the medical specialty.
Die Ausbildung zum Facharzt für Unfallchirurgie dauert viele Jahre.
Training to become a specialist in trauma surgery takes many years.
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'die Chirurgie' and 'die Unfallchirurgie' both belong to medicine and have to do with operations. 'Chirurgie' is the general field: it deals with surgical treatments for many different illnesses or injuries. 'Unfallchirurgie' is a specific part of surgery. It is especially appropriate for injuries after accidents, for example broken bones. You can confuse the words because both can also mean a hospital department. In practical terms: every 'Unfallchirurgie' is 'Chirurgie', but not every 'Chirurgie' is 'Unfallchirurgie'.
Nach dem Fahrradsturz musste Lisa in die Unfallchirurgie.
After the bicycle accident, Lisa had to go to the trauma surgery department.
Nach der Untersuchung wurde der Patient auf die Chirurgie gebracht.
After the examination, the patient was taken to the surgical department.