TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Rehabilitation of the Polytrauma Patient A1 - Mccarthy, Marissa R. A1 - Humayun, Faiza A1 - Mascarinas, Rafael A1 - Merritt, Bryan A1 - Hanekom, Amanda A1 - Tran, Hung A1 - Pyne, Morgan A1 - Standley, Joseph A1 - Nuñez, Rigoberto A2 - Mitra, Raj PY - 2019 T2 - Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine AB - REHABILITATION OF POLYTRAUMA PATIENTS REQUIRES a thorough understanding of how these injuries occur, which is important for appropriate and timely management. Polytrauma is defined as injury to at least two or more body regions that lead to “physical, cognitive, psychological, or psychosocial impairments and functional disability.”1 Polytrauma typically affects the young and middle-age groups or service members in the military. The combination of multiple injuries occurring as a result of the same traumatic event often lead to other disabling medical and psychological conditions including, most commonly, traumatic brain injury (TBI), amputation, orthopedic injuries, spinal cord injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other mental health impairments. Management of polytrauma patients is challenging and requires utmost utilization of resources for their care. Specialized coordinated care from multiple sources working together is needed. A comprehensive interdisciplinary team is often assembled in executing patients’ transition from acute hospitalization to acute rehabilitation and finally to help integrate them into the outpatient setting. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2020/04/02 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159836375 ER -