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Department of Trauma Care

Trauma has acquired great importance due to increasing traffic accidents. However domestic accidents and animal attack injuries also contribute significantly. No wonder trauma/accidental injuries are one of the leading reasons for emergency hospital admission.

Trauma care has evolved according to demand. As the type of trauma becomes more complex, the trauma care facilities need to upgrade. The answer is simply Total Team work. Only a team of experienced specialists can provide consistent quality care round the clock.

Any part of the body can be injured and often many parts are injured. A single surgeon can never handle this. In addition fully equipped operating room, experienced anesthesiologists, laboratory, blood bank, X ray, CT scan and MRI are essential.

Vikram hospital has started its Total Trauma care facility. It has now a full trauma care team for managing all cases. A trauma receiving area also has been added.

In the last few weeks many Poly Trauma cases have been successfully treated here. The details of these cases and the extra ordinary skill and perseverance of the Team in fighting against all odds and saving the life of a young boy are the evidence of a well set facility.

The Total Trauma care Team concept is here to provide the unfortunate victims, all the care, all round the clock, with a human touch.

Vikram Hospital which recently started the Total Trauma care Team concept in Mysore city showcased the benefits of this to the society, even as early as the first few weeks of its inception. In the Press Conference held today, Dr Satish H V, Chief Co-ordinator Department of Trauma Care, Vikram Hospital showed three poly trauma cases which ensured three lives saved thanks to this Team effort. This is the only hospital in Mysore city to have Resident Full time Plastic Surgeons, Surgical Gastroenterologists, apart from Orthopaedicians, Neurosurgeons and Head and Neck surgeons. �Full time anesthetists working round the clock with expertise in airway and emergency care treatment actually receive the patients at the Emergency ICUs. This makes a phenomenal difference in patient outcomes� said Dr Vikram. The highlight was the lightening quick co-ordination between the Team of Specialists and the support team like the full fledged Blood Bank with all components, OT Nursing team, Critical Care Unit team, all totaling over 400 personnel. Saving the lives involved not just surgery but excellent post operative care. �Reaching such an Emergency care facility early is the key. Many times the problems will still be minor and easier to handle if patients come in the Golden Hour�, Dr Satish added. Consequently, the cost of the treatment will also be lesser. The multislice CT Scan, Mysore�s only such scanner, does a total body CT with a color 3D rendering which allows the surgeons to practically �see� into any organ spleen / liver, or even small blood vessels, or even detect broken bones or spine or fractured skull. All this helps plan the course of action like which surgery should be attended to first in multiple injuries. This whole body scanning is offered at close to 35% of its actual cost for the emergency patients.

The Endeavour is to make the best Trauma Care by top notch specialists, finest equipments and dedicated Team play -
Available, Accessible and Affordable to all.

Facilities:

Our Total Trauma Care Team consists of:

Neurosurgery Department (head injuries, brain injury, spine injury):

Dr. Anil Sangli with 6 years experience in managing head injuries, special expertise in brain tumors.

Plastic Surgery (Soft tissue injury, facial injury, Hand injury, burn care):

Dr Satish H V, 10 years experience, special expertise in hand injuries.

Orthopedic surgeon (Limb injuries, fractures and dislocations) :

Dr Prashanth B. R, 10 years experience in trauma, special expertise in joints and sports injury and Dr Ajay Hegde, 10 years experience in limb injuries, special experience in spine problems of children

ENT Surgeons (facial injuries, internal throat injuries, blockage of air passages) : Dr Harindra (11 years experience), Dr Sunil (10 years experience), Dr. Sharan (4 years experience).
Surgical Gastroenterologists (Abdominal / Stomach, liver etc injuries) :

Dr Vasudev Pai (10 years experience), Dr Manish Joshi (3 years experience),

Urologists (Kidney/Bladder or genital injury), Dr Ranganath (15 years experience).

Anesthesiologists (for giving anesthesia and pain relief) available in the hospital all 24 hours by rotation :

Dr Seethalakshmi (8 years experience)
Dr Sarika (4 years experience)
Dr Balachandra (4 years experience)
Dr Chinthana (4 years experience)
Dr Adarsh (3 years experience)
Dr Dilip (4 years experience)