During the French-Mexican War, a poorly supplied and outnumbered Mexican army under General Ignacio Zaragoza defeats a French army attempting to capture Puebla de Los Angeles, a small town in east-central Mexico.
At least 30% to 50% of graduating general surgeons take fellowships and ultimately narrow the scope of their practices. These surgeons do not perform all the procedures that the average general surgeon does. Almost 50% of medical school graduates are women, and up to 40% of surgical residents are women as well. Here is âthe elephant in the roomâ that no one wants to talk about.
The pregnant trauma patient presents a unique challenge because care must be provided for two patientsâthe mother and the fetus. Anatomic and physiologic changes in pregnancy can mask or mimic injury, making diagnosis of trauma-related problems difficult. Care of pregnant trauma patients with severe injuries often requires a multidisciplinary approach involving an emergency clinician, trauma surgeon, obstetrician, and neonatologist.