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‘Now, in old age, I do regret not having a child,’ Romila Thapar said. ‘I don’t regret not having a formal husband. I do regret not having a child – I would love to have a sort of continuity.’ Must-read profile of the celebrated academic by @rkarnad. psyche.co/portraits/romi…

Dept of Trauma Surgery successfully conducted inaugural Trauma First Responder Programme (TFRP) under the aegis of the Indian Society for Trauma and Acute Care (ISTAC) on 12th Feb 2026, in collaboration with Dept of Hospital Management Studies and Staff Training & Development. @traumadocsINDIA #Trauma #TraumaCare #FirstResponders

📒📚A nuanced understanding of traumatic pneumoperitoneum can reduce negative laparotomies and support safe observation in appropriate patients. 🚨🚑 🔗Read full article here: joiac-istac.org/pneumoperitone…

Phenomenal read ➡️➡️ newyorker.com/culture/2025-i…

Very Worrying Trend, Time to declare Road DEATHs as Public Health Emergency... In 2024, India lost 485 LIVEs DAILY in road crashes. My report in @timesofindia @UNRSC @MORTHIndia @HMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA must come together rather than depending on few NGOs. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1-77-lak…

ISTAC Trauma First Responder Program — TFRP Teaser Launched! youtu.be/dZfQCHYc93o #TFRP #ISTAC #traumacare #firstresponder #savinglives

Special training programme for hospital housekeeping staff - 'First Responder in Trauma' - held on #WorldTraumaDay (Oct 17) by Dept of Trauma Surgery. Trauma Care team discuss trauma biomechanics (how physical force and other kinds of impact can cause injury to the body); simple, but critical #FirstAid, and measures to prevent #RoadTrafficInjuries. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in 2023, road crashes in India claimed about 1.73 lakh lives and caused injuries to 4.63 lakh people. morth.gov.in/en/road-accide… Skill stations (practice areas) conducted on key #TraumaCare practices: airway management (ensuring there are no difficulties breathing); haemorrhage (loss of blood) control and safe #patient transport. #FirstResponders

#LIVES2025 Hot Topics Session 1. SOFA-2: updated organ dysfunction score ➡️ 3.34M ICU patients in 9 countries ➡️ 6 systems retained with modern supports incl ECMO ➡️ AUROC ~0.79–0.81 for ICU mortality, slightly better than SOFA-1 CCR Journal Watch criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc…

When the clock is ticking and the abdomen’s open — Do the _damage control_ principles still hold? This Sunday, find out how trauma wisdom saves lives beyond trauma. 🔗 Join Live: us06web.zoom.us/j/7686101961?p… 💻 ID: 768 610 1961 | Passcode:ISTAC #TACGrandRounds #ISTAC #traumasurgery

Today, on World Trauma Day, we honour the countless healthcare professionals, first responders, and institutions dedicated to saving lives every moment — from the roadside to the operating room. Trauma remains one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide.

The Indian Society for Trauma and Acute Care (ISTAC) proudly announces the launch of its official journal — 🩺 Journal of Injury and Acute Care (JOIAC) Published by Scientific Scholar 🖋 Now accepting submissions for upcoming issues! Submit at: 🔗 editorialassist.com/joiac

📢 𝚃𝙰𝙲 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚁𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝟽 💡 𝚃𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚌: 𝙰𝚙𝚙𝚕𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙳𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕 𝙿𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝙽𝚘𝚗-𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚞𝚖𝚊 𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝙴𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚜 🏥 𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝙳𝚎𝚙𝚝. 𝚘𝚏 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚞𝚖𝚊 𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚢, 𝙲𝙼𝙲 𝚅𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚎

📣 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 – 𝘛𝘙𝘈𝘜𝘔𝘈 2025 🧠 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦: 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘩: 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 & 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 📅 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘺: 15 𝘖𝘤𝘵 2025 📍 𝘔𝘎𝘔 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪 𝘔𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘪

🚨 ISTAC TAC Grand Rounds 🚨 🩺 Interactive Series on Trauma & Acute Care ✨ In continuation of our popular series, we are bringing the 6th Edition of TAC Grand Rounds! 🔗 Join Zoom meeting: us06web.zoom.us/j/7686101961?p…

Advanced #TraumaCare for Nurses (ATCN) student course by dept of #TraumaSurgery 📍Paul Brand Building, CMC Vellore Town Campus 🗓️25-27 Sept Focus on teaching practical skills including initial assessment, airway management, management of various types of trauma etc. Contact for regn: 📞04172 224627 / 04172 224626 📧atls@cmcvellore.ac.in

Non technical surgical skills (NOTSS) for surgeons 👁️🔪⤵️💥! @pferrada1 @SWexner @TomVargheseJr @CiruAndes2 @juliomayol

8th Annual Trauma Anesthesia meeting at Advance Trauma Centre #PGIMER Featuring 1st ever masterclass on Blood mn in Trauma ..collaborating with Transfusion med deptt !! 150 participants 🤙! @JTraumAcuteSurg @EAST_TRAUMA @TraumaCareUK

🛑 𝐓𝐀𝐂 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝟒 | 𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐂 📅 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 27.07.2025 | 🕙 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝙰 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚝-𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑-𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚞𝚖𝚊 𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝.

Nature publishes an article titled “How can I publish open access when I can’t afford the fees?” Also Nature: Pay to read it 🤯 You simply cannot parody this industry 🤦‍♂️ #OpenAccess #AcademicIrony #PaywallOnPaywalls #GlobalSouthResearch #YouMustBeKidding

𝚈𝙰𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙷𝙲𝙾𝙽: 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝚄𝙼𝙰 𝟸.𝟶 𝚔𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚜 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚝 𝚈𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚂𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝙷𝚘𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕, 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙽𝚘𝚒𝚍𝚊! 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚎: 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚞𝚖𝚊 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚃𝚛𝚒𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚑