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n. - The branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents.

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  • On paper, Lieutenant Commander Brian K. Waite, a United States Navy chaplain, appears to be one of the nation's foremost scholars on a wide-range of topics such as...
  • Dr Danieli is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specialising in victimology and traumatology.
  • "There is a lot of research that shows that R&R is bad policy," says Figley, the head of the traumatology unit at Florida State University.
  • During this time he was considered an authority in sports medicine, traumatology, as well as one of the top orthopedic surgeons in all of Spain.
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