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Traumatic injury

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Traumatic injury

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NICE Guideline NG211 - Rehabilitation after traumatic injury

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

This includes multiple, major and severe injuries, sometimes referred to as polytrauma, and any musculoskeletal, visceral, nerve, soft tissue, spinal or limb injury that requires admission to hospital at the time of injury.

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