Wise Young
04-01-2006, 08:51 AM
You just made me aware of the term atraumatic sci as opposed to non-traumatic sci. Thanks.
I think the term atraumatic is much more appropriate than the term non-traumatic, since all sci are a "traumatic" experience in the common use of the word traumatic.
The general public defines traumatic as an emotional event.
Faye, this is a continuation of a discussion from http://carecure.org/forum/showpost.php?p=409437&postcount=20
Thank you for bringing up the implications of the words non-traumatic or atraumatic. Neither the words "atraumatic" or "atraamatic" is defined in most dictionaries. However, amongst surgical circles, the word is most frequently used to refer to procedures that mean non-damaging to tissues.
Several dictionaries, however, define the word "traumatic"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Traumatic \Trau*mat"ic\, a. [L. traumaticus, Gr. ?, from ?, ?, a
wound: cf. F. traumatique.] (Med.)
(a) Of or pertaining to wounds; applied to wounds. --Coxe.
(b) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary. --Wiseman.
(c) Produced by wounds; as, traumatic tetanus. -- n. A
traumatic medicine.
[1913 Webster]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0:
traumatic
adj 1: of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
2: psychologically painful
3: causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a
stabbing remark"; "few experiences are more traumatic than
losing a child"; "wounding and false charges of
disloyalty" [syn: stabbing, wounding]
On the other hand," trauma" refers to
From WordNet (r) 2.0:
trauma
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or
accident or fracture etc. [syn: injury, hurt, harm]
2: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting
effects [syn: psychic trauma]
[also: traumata (pl)]
The term atraumatic has a further difficulty in that it is often used to mean injury avoidance. For example, the Dictionary of Difficult Words (http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/data/d0001702.html) defines "atraumatic" as "designed to avoid injury". Atraumatic skin or vessel punctures (Source (http://www.mosbysdrugconsult.com/WOW/op022aa.html) means to do these procedures without damaging tissues. "Atraumatic occlusion" refers to clamping of the blood vessels without damaging the vessel (Source (http://www.edwards.com/Products/Vascular/AtraumaticOcclusion/)). "Atraumatic needles" indicate needles that do not cause injury. Thus, there is indeed a problem with both the words non-traumatic or atraumatic because they connote that there is no tissue or no emotional damage associated with the injury. From that point of view, non-traumatic or nontraumatic may be better and have less history of injury avoidance and more implication of not being caused by trauma. Even though I used the word atraumatic, I am thinking that perhaps we should switch to "nontraumatic".
Wise.
I think the term atraumatic is much more appropriate than the term non-traumatic, since all sci are a "traumatic" experience in the common use of the word traumatic.
The general public defines traumatic as an emotional event.
Faye, this is a continuation of a discussion from http://carecure.org/forum/showpost.php?p=409437&postcount=20
Thank you for bringing up the implications of the words non-traumatic or atraumatic. Neither the words "atraumatic" or "atraamatic" is defined in most dictionaries. However, amongst surgical circles, the word is most frequently used to refer to procedures that mean non-damaging to tissues.
Several dictionaries, however, define the word "traumatic"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Traumatic \Trau*mat"ic\, a. [L. traumaticus, Gr. ?, from ?, ?, a
wound: cf. F. traumatique.] (Med.)
(a) Of or pertaining to wounds; applied to wounds. --Coxe.
(b) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary. --Wiseman.
(c) Produced by wounds; as, traumatic tetanus. -- n. A
traumatic medicine.
[1913 Webster]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0:
traumatic
adj 1: of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
2: psychologically painful
3: causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a
stabbing remark"; "few experiences are more traumatic than
losing a child"; "wounding and false charges of
disloyalty" [syn: stabbing, wounding]
On the other hand," trauma" refers to
From WordNet (r) 2.0:
trauma
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or
accident or fracture etc. [syn: injury, hurt, harm]
2: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting
effects [syn: psychic trauma]
[also: traumata (pl)]
The term atraumatic has a further difficulty in that it is often used to mean injury avoidance. For example, the Dictionary of Difficult Words (http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/data/d0001702.html) defines "atraumatic" as "designed to avoid injury". Atraumatic skin or vessel punctures (Source (http://www.mosbysdrugconsult.com/WOW/op022aa.html) means to do these procedures without damaging tissues. "Atraumatic occlusion" refers to clamping of the blood vessels without damaging the vessel (Source (http://www.edwards.com/Products/Vascular/AtraumaticOcclusion/)). "Atraumatic needles" indicate needles that do not cause injury. Thus, there is indeed a problem with both the words non-traumatic or atraumatic because they connote that there is no tissue or no emotional damage associated with the injury. From that point of view, non-traumatic or nontraumatic may be better and have less history of injury avoidance and more implication of not being caused by trauma. Even though I used the word atraumatic, I am thinking that perhaps we should switch to "nontraumatic".
Wise.