More than 60 years of Organised Trauma Care: The Johannesburg Trauma Unit at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Keywords: trauma

Abstract

The Johannesburg Hospital was opened in 1923 with a casualty department and wards. It was then known as Johannesburg General Hospital, commonly referred to as “The Gen” by many. In 1960, the Head of the department of Surgery, Prof. DJ Du Plessis, recognised the need to organise trauma care. He is quoted saying, “A large proportion of the patients arriving in the hospital appear to have suffered traumatic injury,” and thus noted the need to reserve a separate area for the care of these patients.

Author Biographies

M S Moeng, University of the Witwatersrand

Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

K D Boffard, University of the Witwatersrand

Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Published
2023-11-24
How to Cite
Moeng, M., & Boffard, K. (2023). More than 60 years of Organised Trauma Care: The Johannesburg Trauma Unit at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. South African Journal of Surgery, 61(4), 4-6. Retrieved from http://sajs.redbricklibrary.co.za/index.php/sajs/article/view/4188
Issue
Vol 61 No 4 (2023)
Section
Opinion

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