• W Mutschler and K G Kanz.
• Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Universität München, Nussbaumstrasse 20, 80336 München. wolf.mutschler@ch-i.med.uni-muenchen.de
• Radiologe. 2002 Jul 1;42(7):506-14.

AbstractEfficient resuscitation of major trauma requests an interdisciplinary communication between trauma surgeons, anaesthesiologists and radiologists. Trauma outcome is significantly influenced by horizontal trauma team organisation and coherence to clinical algorithms, which allow fast diagnosis and intervention. A radiologist present on patients arrival in the trauma room provides a major impact on trauma care. Nevertheless optimal integration in the trauma team implies profound knowledge of the priorities of advanced trauma life support and trauma algorithms. His or her involvement is not limited to patient care only, also active participation in trauma room design, interdisciplinary algorithm development and trauma research are essential tasks for radiologists devoted to emergency radiology. Based on the pathophysiology of polytrauma and the structure of German trauma system, current concepts and proven clinical algorithms with special regard to the radiologist and his duties and tasks will are presented.

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