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Trauma is one of the major causes of death for relatively young age [1]. The primary causes of death following trauma are the head injury, chest injury, and major vascular injury. Up to 90% of patients who survive the initial trauma, the burden of ongoing morbidity from trauma, is even more significant.
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Seo, DW. (2019). Initial Assessment and Management. In: Hong, SK., Kim, D., Jeon, S. (eds) Primary Management of Polytrauma . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5529-4_1
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