The definitive guide to trauma surgery—now in full color!

The seventh edition, Trauma reaffirms its status as the leading comprehensive textbook in the field. With a new full-color design and a rich atlas of anatomic drawings and surgical approaches, Trauma, 7e takes you through the full range of injuries the trauma surgeon is likely to encounter. The book also features timely coverage that explains how to care for war victims who may require acute interventions such as amputation.

Supported by numerous x-rays, CT scans, plus informative tables throughout, this trusted reference begins with an informative look at kinematics and the mechanisms of trauma injury. Subsequent chapters provide useful background information on the epidemiology of trauma; injury prevention; the basics of trauma systems, triage, and transport; and much more. The next section meticulously reviews generalized approaches to the trauma patient, from pre-hospital care and managing shock, to emergency department thoracotomy and the management of infections. Trauma then delivers a clear organ-by-organ survey of treatment protocols designed to help you respond to any critical care situation with confidence, no matter what body system is involved. The remaining sections of the book will help you successfully handle specific challenges in trauma—including alcohol and drug abuse, and combat-related wounds—in addition to post-traumatic complications such as multiple organ failure.

FEATURES

NEW! Trauma Atlas contains precise, concept-clarifying anatomical illustrations and proven surgical techniques that make common procedures more accessible than ever before
High-yield section on specific approaches to the trauma patient prepares you for the wide spectrum of cases in trauma/critical surgery care, including: Disaster and mass casualty; Rural trauma; Management of shock; Post-injury hemotherapy and hemostasis; Emergency department thoracotomy; Diagnostic and interventional radiology; Surgeon-performed ultrasound; Anesthesia and pain management; Infection;
A-to-Z overview of the management of specific traumatic injuries;
Detailed discussion of the management of complications

Table of Contents
SECTION I: TRAUMA OVERVIEW
1. Kinematics
2. Epidemiology
3. Injury Prevention
4. Trauma Systems, Triage, and Transport
5. Injury Severity Scoring and Outcomes Research
6. Acute Care Surgery
SECTION II: GENERALIZED APPROCHES TO TRAUMA PATIENT
7. Prehospital Care
8. Disaster and Mass Casualty
9. Rural Trauma
10. Initial Assessment and Management
11. Airway Management
12. Management of Shock
13. Postinjury Hemotherapy and Hemostasis
14. Emergency Department Thoracotomy
15. Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology
16. Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in Acute Care Surgery
17. Principles of Anesthesia and Pain Management
18. Infections
SECTION III: MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC INJURIES
19. Injury to the Brain
20. Eye
21. Face
22. Neck
23. Vetebrae & Spinal Cord
24. Trauma Thoracotomy: Principles and Techniques
25. Lung, Trachea, & Esophagus
26. Heart and Thoracic Vascular Injuries
27. Trauma Laparotomy: Principles and Techniques
28. Diaphragm
29. Liver and Biliary Tract
30. Injury to the Spleen
31. Stomach and Small Bowel
32. Duodenum & Pancreas
33. Colon and Rectal Trauma
34. Abdominal Vascular Injury
35. Pelvis
36. Genitourinary Trauma
37. Trauma in Pregnancy
38. Trauma Damage Control
39. Upper Extremity
40. Lower Extremity
41. Peripheral Vascular Injury
SECTION IV: SPECIFIC CHALLENGES IN TRAUMA
42. Alcohol and Drugs
43. The Pediatric Patient
44. The Geriatric Patient
45. Ethics of Acute Care Surgery
46. Social Violence
47. Wounds, Bites, and Stings
48. Burns & Radiation
49. Temperature Related Syndromes: Hyperthermia, Hypothermia and Frostbite
50. Organ Procurement for Transplantation
51. Rehabilitation
52. Modern Combat Casualty Care
53. Genomics & Acute Care Surgery
54. Trauma, Medicine, and the Law
SECTION V: MANAGEMENT OF COMPLIATIONS AFTER TRAUMA
55. Principles of Critical Care
56. Cardiovascular Failure
57. Respiratory Insufficiency
58. Gastrointestinal Failure
59. Renal Failure
60. Nutritional Support and Electrolyte Management
61. Multiple Organ Failure
Atlas
Index