RT Book, Section
A1 Mccarthy, Marissa R.
A1 Humayun, Faiza
A1 Mascarinas, Rafael
A1 Merritt, Bryan
A1 Hanekom, Amanda
A1 Tran, Hung
A1 Pyne, Morgan
A1 Standley, Joseph
A1 Nuñez, Rigoberto
A2 Mitra, Raj
SR Print(0)
ID 1182784424
T1 Rehabilitation of the Polytrauma Patient
T2 Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071793339
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182784424
RD 2024/04/18
AB REHABILITATION  OF  POLYTRAUMA  PATIENTS  REQUIRES  a  thorough  understanding  of  how  these  injuries  occur,  which  is  important  for  appropriate  and  timely  management.  Polytrauma  is  defined  as  injury  to  at  least  two  or  more  body  regions  that  lead  to  “physical,  cognitive,  psychological,  or  psychosocial  impairments  and  functional  disability.”1  Polytrauma  typically  affects  the  young  and  middle-age  groups  or  service  members  in  the  military.  The  combination  of  multiple  injuries  occurring  as  a  result  of  the  same  traumatic  event  often  lead  to  other  disabling  medical  and  psychological  conditions  including,  most  commonly,  traumatic  brain  injury  (TBI),  amputation,  orthopedic  injuries,  spinal  cord  injury,  post-traumatic  stress  disorder,  or  other  mental  health  impairments.  Management  of  polytrauma  patients  is  challenging  and  requires  utmost  utilization  of  resources  for  their  care.  Specialized  coordinated  care  from  multiple  sources  working  together  is  needed.  A  comprehensive  interdisciplinary  team  is  often  assembled  in  executing  patients’  transition  from  acute  hospitalization  to  acute  rehabilitation  and  finally  to  help  integrate  them  into  the  outpatient  setting.