The process of summoning a specialized medical team to manage a patient with injuries affecting multiple body systems.
Used when a patient presents with injuries to multiple organ systems requiring coordinated, multidisciplinary care.
"Trauma team activation initiated due to the patient's significant mechanism of injury and evidence of multi-system involvement."
Typically documented when a patient meets specific criteria for trauma team activation based on injury severity and physiological instability.
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