Robert Freeark

A surgeon, Freeark studied what helped seriously injured people survive. What he found was contrary to medical care at the time: severely injured patients needed to be taken not to the closest hospital, but rather "it had to be the right hospital for their care," says Dr. Anthony Barbato, president and CEO of Loyola University Health System. Freeark created the first trauma center, at Chicago's Cook County Hospital, in 1965. It set the model for trauma centers, which spread across the nation to save thousands of lives. In 1970 Freeark moved to Loyola, where he adapted helicopter rescue techniques from the Vietnam war for civilian use. "Giving helicopters emergency equipment and making them large enough to accommodate physicians and nurses made it possible to have treatment begin in the field," Barbato said. "He was one of the giants of American medicine." Dr. Freeark died December 12 from liver problems. He was 79. From This is True for 17 December 2006 Suggestions for further reading: Top Knife: Art and Craft in Trauma Surgery by Hirshberg Asher Amazon Price: $40.50 Customer Review: This book is everything it claims to be. An excellent practical book of surgical stategy and absolute surgical pearls to both keep a surgeon out of trouble but also help when the unexpected happens.   The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, Third Edition by Kevin Knoop, Lawrence Stack, Alan Storrow, R. Jason Thurman Amazon Price: $180.00 Customer Review: Very useful book, good pictures,clear texts with relevant "tips" ("pearls") and user-friendly structure for use as ER reference manual, study, and when responding to emergencies.   Decision Making in Neurocritical Care Amazon Price: $51.25 Customer Review: As the complexity of neuro critical care grows to date this is the only text book which covers all current unique topics and therapies throughly and thoughtfully. If you care for any neurologic pts in your icu this book is a must. And it is a HAND ...   Trauma by David Feliciano, Kenneth Mattox, Ernest Moore Amazon Price: $198.45 Customer Review: Although it is a reference book for trauma surgeons and must be part of their collection, it is a boring book, with long tiring chapters an sometimes inconclusive.   First Aid for the Orthopaedic Boards, Second Edition (FIRST AID Specialty Boa... by Robert Malinzak, Mark Albritton, Trevor Pickering Amazon Price: $64.75 Customer Review: very basic, in a list format. It would be much better in a question and answer format with references in the answers like "Review questions in orthopaedics"   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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