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We discuss the first 8 hours of care of the critically injured patient in the trauma center. In these first 8 hours, the radiologic workup of the patient is often completed, you are receiving your first specialty recommendations, critical operations are performed, and often a tertiary survey is performed to ensure that no injuries are missed.
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Young, J.S. (2020). First 8 Hours. In: Trauma Centers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34607-2_8
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