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.
trauma surgery department
The department in a hospital where trauma surgery treatments are carried out.
Nach dem schweren Sturz wurde er sofort in die Unfallchirurgie eingeliefert.
After the serious fall, he was immediately admitted to the trauma surgery department.
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.
