Trauma

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In physical medicine, major trauma is injury or damage to a biological organism caused by physical harm from an external source. Major trauma is also injury that can potentially lead to serious long-term outcomes like chronic pain.

In psychology, psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event.

Trauma may also refer to:

Film and television

Trauma (1962 film), an American film by Robert M. Young
Red Rings of Fear, a 1978 film sometimes known as Trauma
Trauma (1993 film), a horror film by Dario Argento
Trauma (2004 film), a psychological thriller by Marc Evans
Trauma (TV series), a medical drama set in San Francisco
Trauma (Canadian TV series), a medical drama set in Montreal

Music

Artists and record labels

Trauma (band), an American heavy metal band
Trauma (Polish band), a Polish death metal band
Trauma Records, a record label

Works

Trauma (album), a 2005 album by DJ Quik
"Trauma" (song), a song by Ayumi Hamasaki
"Day Twelve: Trauma", a song by Ayreon from The Human Equation
Trauma, a song by a progressive rock band Snovi
"Glitter and Trauma", a song by Biffy Clyro, which opens their 2004 album, Infinity Land

Medical

Traumatology, scientific study of injuries caused by external sources
Trauma (journal), a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal
Trauma team, a multidisciplinary group of healthcare workers who collectively work together
Traumatic alopecia, a cutaneous condition that results from the forceful pulling out of the scalp hair
Traumatic anserine folliculosis, a curious gooseflesh-like follicular hyperkeratosis
Traumatic bone cyst, a condition of the jaws
Traumatic neuroma, a type of neuroma which results from trauma to a nerve, usually during a surgical procedure
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research

Sports

Trauma (wrestler)
Trauma II (born 1982), Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler
Tacoma Trauma, an expansion team of the Women's Football Alliance that was set to begin play in 2012
Los Traumas, the name of a Mexican professional wrestling tag team

Other uses

Trauma (comics), a character associated with Avengers: The Initiative in the Marvel Universe
Trauma (video game), a 2011 graphic adventure game
Trauma Studios, an American computer game development company
Baltimore Trauma, professional paintball team from North Carolina