Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Emergency medicine and trauma medicine are usually lumped together because of their seemingly overlapping aspects. However, these two specialties are entirely different. The decision as to whether a patient should be placed in a trauma center or standard emergency room hinges on one’s prevailing situation and/or the evaluation of paramedics.
ER doctors and trauma surgeons start off with the same training in medical school but proceed with different specializations after graduation. Trauma surgery involves a five- or six-year residency for general surgery followed by up to two years for trauma fellowship.
