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polytraumanoun
The condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries.
Etymology: poly, "many, much" + trauma
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Polytrauma
Polytrauma and multiple trauma are medical terms describing the condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries, such as a serious head injury in addition to a serious burn. The term is defined via an Injury Severity Score (ISS) equal to or greater than 16. It has become a commonly applied term by US military physicians in describing the seriously injured soldiers returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The term is generic, however, and has been in use for a long time for any case involving multiple trauma.
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Polytrauma
Polytrauma or multiple trauma is a medical term describing the condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries, such as a serious head injury in addition to a serious burn. It is defined via an Injury Severity Score ISS >=16. The term has become common among US military doctors in describing the seriously injured soldiers returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The term however is generic, and has been in use for a long time for any case involving multiple traumata.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of polytrauma in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of polytrauma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of polytrauma in a Sentence
In an ironic vignette, at a healthcare facility dedicated to serving blind veterans—the new Palo Alto Polytrauma and Blind Rehabilitation Center—the agency wasted $670,000 on two sculptures no blind veteran can even see, the ‘Helmick Sculpture’ cost $385,000 (2014) and a parking garage exterior wall faade by King Ray Studio for the ‘design, fabrication, and installation of the public artwork’ cost $285,000 (2014).
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