Itinering Trauma Center Unit (ITCU): Organizational model and operating technologically advanced form

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Authors: Eugenio Gragnano
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Abstract

The idea of a “Itinery Center Trauma Unit” (ITCU) a task force with personnel and equipment are highly specialized and technologically advanced it can give the most effective and quickest to treat and prevent complications (maximum 20 minutes after ‘incident), bringing the “golden hour” in hospital outpatient area. The deaths or great vessels. In these cases the death is an event that occurs within one hour of trauma can be distinguished: non-avoidable deaths (8–10%) and are due to destruction of vital brainstem centers, with syncope circulatory (or neuro myocardial vagal origin) in respiratory syncope (asphyxiated or center) and cataclysmic hemorrhage due a rupture of the heart. Late deaths occurring after one to two weeks after surgery are 15–20% of casi. La higher percentage (60%) is therefore that of the so-called avoidable deaths or early (within hours after the accident) and are due with rupture of abdominal parenchymatous organs or vessels emopneumotorace, intracranial hematoma, multiple bone injuries complicated by copious blood loss. (7-8-9)

Fields of Study & Subjects

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Trauma Management and Diagnosis Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes

Publication details

Pages
211–212
Publication date
6 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter