World Traumatologist's Day: when in 2025, congratulations
Every year on May 20, doctors from all over the world, whose activities are related to traumatology, celebrate their professional holiday — World Traumatologist's Day. In 2025, it falls on a Tuesday. Read about the traditions of the holiday, who and how to congratulate on this date, in the Izvestia article.
What is the date of World Traumatologist's Day in 2025?
World Traumatologist's Day is celebrated on May 20. Although the holiday is recognized all over the world, it is not official. There is no information about who established this date, when and under what circumstances. Some information is contained in the materials published on social networks. They mostly contain the date and name of the celebration.
Most likely, the holiday was established in the professional community, which was supported by colleagues from other countries. In Russia, specialists usually celebrate World Traumatologist Day at their workplace, while continuing to receive patients.
In addition, the world also celebrates World Trauma Day. It falls on October 17th and serves more of an educational function, informing about injuries and their consequences.
World Traumatologist's Day — about the profession
Traumatology is one of the oldest areas of medicine. Archaeologists are still finding various devices and tools used to treat fractures and dislocations. The ancient Greek healer and philosopher Hippocrates, the author of the scientific works "On Fractures" and "On Joints", was the first to systematize all known knowledge about the treatment of injuries.
In ancient Greece, the term "traumatology" was also used for the first time, literally, "the doctrine of mutilation." This was the name of the branch of medicine that studies traumatic injuries to tissues and organs.
In Russia, specialists who skillfully set bones for dislocations were called chiropractors. They were highly respected in the villages as healers and herbalists. Later, by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, chiropractic schools began to open in the country. The first of them appeared in 1654 in Moscow.
Until the twentieth century, traumatology was inseparable from surgery. Today it is an independent branch of medicine. Modern traumatologists treat fractures, sprains, bruises, burns and other mechanical injuries on the human body. You can get the necessary help in emergency rooms and specialized offices in polyclinics. For complex injuries, there are trauma centers where, for example, the consequences of industrial and sports injuries are treated.
World Traumatologist's Day in 2025: how to congratulate
The professional holiday on May 20 is celebrated by staff of emergency rooms and trauma departments, scientists, manufacturers of equipment for traumatology, students and teachers of specialized universities. On this day, medical and scientific teams congratulate colleagues, present diplomas and letters of thanks.
Seminars and conferences are timed to coincide with the Day of the Traumatologist in different countries of the world, where you can learn about achievements and the latest technologies in this field. The official pages of medical institutions in social networks tell about the most common injuries and give recommendations on how to avoid them.
And, of course, on the festive date, there are words of gratitude to the doctors who treat injuries, thanks to which many people were able to return to their normal way of life after their injuries. As a gift to representatives of the profession, you can choose medical literature, themed posters, calendars and gift sets with the inscription "To the best traumatologist". On this day, you can wish doctors that there would be fewer serious cases in their work, and fewer difficult days in their lives.
Earlier, Izvestia reported on the celebration of International Nurse's Day, which is also celebrated in May.
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