The Department of Trauma & Emergency, AIIMS Bathinda aims to provide comprehensive, timely, evidence-based and multidisciplinary care to patients presenting with trauma and medical-surgical emergencies. The department functions as a coordinated platform for rapid triage, resuscitation, stabilization, definitive management and appropriate disposition of critically ill and injured patients.
Vision
To develop the Department of Trauma & Emergency, AIIMS Bathinda into a centre of excellence in trauma and emergency care, education, training and research, providing timely, high-quality and evidence-based care while developing skilled healthcare professionals capable of managing routine emergencies, major trauma and mass-casualty incidents.
Excellence in Medical Education and Training
- To provide structured undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in trauma care, emergency medicine, resuscitation and critical emergency management.
- To regularly conduct National Emergency Life Support (NELS) courses and other structured emergency-care training programmes for doctors, nurses and paramedical personnel.
- To conduct provider courses in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and promote standardized principles of trauma assessment and resuscitation.
- To organize structured training programmes in Mass Casualty Management (MCM), disaster preparedness and hospital incident-response systems.
- To conduct regular training in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and other resuscitation programmes for healthcare personnel.
- To organize simulation-based training, trauma simulations and mock drills for major trauma and mass-casualty situations.
- To promote continuing professional development through CMEs, workshops, seminars, journal clubs and multidisciplinary trauma meetings.
Fellowship and Advanced Training
The department envisages establishing structured fellowship programmes to develop professionals with advanced expertise in trauma care, including:
- Fellowship in Trauma Surgery
- Fellowship in Trauma Anaesthesia
These programmes will provide focused clinical exposure, multidisciplinary training, procedural skills, critical-care experience, simulation-based education and academic development in the comprehensive management of injured patients.