National Trauma Institute

2009 Annual Trauma Symposium
NTI held its 15th Annual Trauma Symposium August 31 and September 1, 2009 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.With a focus on Mass Casualty Response from both military and civilian perspectives, the event drew more than 800 trauma care providers from a wide variety of medical settings. Physicians, surgeons and nurses presented more than 100 research-based sessions covering contemporary issues in a variety of disciplines including anesthesiology, burn surgery, emergency medicine, ophthalmology, mental health, trauma nursing and more. For summaries of some of the 2009 sessions, visit the 2009 Program link, or review NTI’s Blog entries from August and September 2009.

For summaries of some of the 2009 sessions, visit the 2009 Program link, or review NTI’s Blog entries from August and September 2009.

Gallery (click here to check out 2009 NTI Symposium pictures)

Symposium Debate Settles Tourniquet Controversy

In a Symposium lecture about the dangers and benefits of tourniquets, Dr. Mauricio Lynn, Director of Mass Casualty Preparedness and Response at the University of Miami, argued that tourniquets have improved and that their use is safe and effective. To learn more about the results of the debate, visit the
NTI Blog.

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