Trauma Book

	Contributors
	Foreword
	Foreword to the First Edition
	Preface
1	History	3
	Commentary	19
2	Epidemiology	21
	Commentary	38
3	Injury Prevention	41
	Commentary	56
4	Trauma Systems, Triage, and Transport	57
	Commentary	84
5	Injury Severity Scoring	87
	Commentary	91
6	Trauma Outcomes	93
	Commentary	102
7	Prehospital Care	105
	Commentary	124
8	Rural Trauma	127
	Commentary	139
9	Kinematics of Trauma	141
	Commentary	157
10	Initial Assessment	159
	Commentary	175
11	Airway Control	177
	Commentary	198
12	Management of Shock	201
	Commentary	225
13	Transfusion, Autotransfusion, and Blood Substitutes	227
	Commentary	237
14	Emergency Department Thoracotomy	239
	Commentary	252
15	Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology	255
	Commentary	254
16	Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care	311
	Commentary	327
17	Anesthesia	329
	Commentary	352
18	Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Infection	355
	Commentary	380
19	Injury to the Cranium	385
	Commentary	405
20	Injury to the Eye	407
	Commentary	421
21	Facial Trauma	423
	Commentary	442
22	Neck Injuries: Evaluation and Management	445
	Commentary	457
23	Injury to the Vertebrae and Spinal Cord	459
24	Thoracotomy	493
	Commentary	504
25	Trauma to the Chest Wall and Lung	507
	Commentary	538
26	Injury to the Esophagus, Trachea, and Bronchus	539
	Commentary	553
27	The Injured Heart	555
	Commentary	569
28	Injury to the Thoracic Great Vessels	571
	Commentary	590
29	Indications for Laparotomy	593
	Commentary	611
30	Injury to the Diaphragm	613
	Commentary	634
31	Liver and Biliary Tract Trauma	637
	Commentary	661
32	Injury to the Spleen	663
	Commentary	685
33	Stomach and Small Bowel	687
	Commentary	707
34	Duodenum and Pancreas	709
	Commentary	733
35	Injury to the Colon and Rectum	735
	Commentary	752
36	Abdominal Vascular Injury	755
	Commentary	776
37	Pelvic Fractures	779
	Commentary	806
38	Genitourinary Trauma	809
	Commentary	849
39	Reproductive System Trauma	851
	Commentary	875
40	Trauma Damage Control	877
	Commentary	899
41	Upper Extremity and Hand Injury	901
	Commentary	936
42	Lower Extremity Fractures and Dislocations	939
	Commentary	967
43	Peripheral Vascular Injury	969
	Commentary	1003
44	Alcohol and Drugs	1007
	Commentary	1019
45	Pediatric Trauma	1021
	Commentary	1038
46	Geriatric Trauma: Patterns, Care, and Outcomes	1041
	Commentary	1056
47	Wounds, Bites, and Stings	1059
	Commentary	1079
48	Burns and Radiation Injuries	1081
	Commentary	1097
49	Temperature-Associated Injuries and Syndromes	1099
	Commentary	1108
50	Social Context of Injuries	1111
	Commentary	1123
51	Transplantation and Organ Procurement	1125
52	Plastic Surgery	1133
	Commentary	1147
53	Rehabilitation	1149
	Commentary	1158
54	Surgical Care of Victims of Conflict	1161
	Commentary	1194
55	Genetic and Genomic Aspects of the Immunoinflammatory Response	1197
	Commentary	1209
56	Principles of Critical Care	1213
	Commentary	1249
57	Bleeding and Coagulation Complications	1251
	Commentary	1271
58	Cardiovascular Failure	1275
	Commentary	1292
59	Respiratory Insufficiency	1295
	Commentary	1321
60	Acute Renal Failure	1323
	Commentary	1350
61	Nutritional Support	1351
	Commentary	1381
62	The Immune Response	1383
	Commentary	1395
63	Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure	1397
	Commentary	1423
64	The Convergence of Trauma, Medicine, and the Law	1427
	Commentary	1439
	Index	1441