24/7 Accident & Emergency Trauma Care in Chennai
Immediate triage, emergency resuscitation, in-house spiral CT Scan, ICU ventilators, and standby multi-specialty trauma surgeons at Kolathur, 200 ft Road.
Emergency trauma victims are immediately segregated by senior surgeons into life-threatening, limb-threatening, and urgent categories to start instantaneous resuscitation.
Orthopaedic, Neurosurgical, Plastic, Hand, and Anaesthesia consultants are on call 24 hours to conduct coordinated life-saving and limb-salvage surgeries.
On-site spiral CT Scan gives diagnostic results within minutes. High-end invasive mechanical ventilators and AIIMS-trained intensivists ensure critical stability.
Trauma Capabilities & Critical Emergency Units
Orthopaedic Trauma & Fractures
Management of severe compound open fractures, shattered pelvis, bone loss, and multiple limb trauma with high-frequency C-ARM guided interlocking nails and external fixators.
Head Injury & Neurosurgery
Led by MMC Gold Medalist Dr. D. R. Shankar. Rapid CT evaluation of traumatic extradural/subdural hematomas, brain contusions, and emergency decompressive craniectomy.
Spine Trauma & Cord Stabilization
Emergency stabilization for vertebral fractures, spinal cord decompression, and preservation of neurological function in high-velocity vehicular impact victims.
Hand Trauma & Replantation
Headed by senior plastic surgeon Dr. M. Rajkumar. Microvascular repair of severed nerves, flexor/extensor tendons, digit replantation, and soft tissue coverage.
Facial Trauma & Jaw Fractures
Dr. S. B. Sethurajan manages complex mandibular, maxillary, and orbital blowout fractures using titanium mini-plate osteosynthesis to restore facial aesthetics.
Emergency Ambulance Dispatch
Equipped with oxygen delivery, trauma spine-boards, splints, and paramedical resuscitation team. Call 044 - 2650 2100 for dispatch across Chennai.
- Do not move the neck: In road accidents or falls, assume cervical spine trauma. Keep the head and neck strictly in line.
- Control bleeding with clean cloth: Apply direct pressure. Never apply unscientific powders or chemical pastes to open wounds.
- Splint the broken limb: Support the injured limb with a firm object (board/rolled cloth) above and below the fracture.
- Do not give oral fluids: If the patient requires emergency anesthesia or surgery, giving water or food can cause pulmonary aspiration.
- Call F.O.R. Trauma Helpline immediately: 044 - 2650 2100 / +91 63825 78711.
Bringing a Trauma Patient to F.O.R. Hospital?
Notify our casualty team prior to arrival so the trauma bay, CT scanner, and surgeons are pre-alerted.