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THE emergency department of a hospital is like a well-oiled machine when it gets the call a road trauma patient is on their way.
Bendigo Health registrar Dr Dhruv Mori said there was usually time to prepare and for the most severely injured patients and all those who might be involved in their care, including surgeons, anaesthetists and intensive care doctors, were alerted.
Once the patient came in, he said, it was a matter of managing bleeding, breathing and pain, ensuring they were stable and investigating their injuries to determine the course of action.
Dr Mori said the work of treating road trauma patients, particularly those seriously injured, was adrenaline-inducing and had an emotional effect, but through training and organisation those working in emergency were able to keep the situation calm and controlled.
“This is what we do in emergency, day in and day out,” Dr Mori said.
“It’s not an easy job, but it’s what we do and I think we just have to keep in our mind that what we do matters, so we just have to keep going with it.”