THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS IN TRAUMA
CHAPTER 4 THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS IN TRAUMA Larry Gentilello, Thomas Esposito Injury has been characterized as the neglected disease of modern society.1 However, data suggest that…
LOWER EXTREMITY AND DEGLOVING INJURY
CHAPTER 68 LOWER EXTREMITY AND DEGLOVING INJURY Peter G. Trafton, Herman P. Houin, Donald D. Trunkey Injuries of the lower extremity can be devastating (see Mangled Extremities section) and life-threatening…
COMPLICATIONS OF PULMONARY AND PLEURAL INJURY
CHAPTER 39 COMPLICATIONS OF PULMONARY AND PLEURAL INJURY Riyad C. Karmy-Jones, Gregory J. Jurkovich It has been stated that chest trauma is the primary cause of death in up to…
VASCULAR ANATOMY OF THE EXTREMITIES
CHAPTER 62 VASCULAR ANATOMY OF THE EXTREMITIES Enrique Ginzburg, Chee Kiong Chong, Norman M. Rich Extremity vascular injuries date as far back as the Greek and Roman civilization. Much of…
SURGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR THORACIC, ABDOMINAL, PELVIC, AND EXTREMITY DAMAGE CONTROL
CHAPTER 60 SURGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR THORACIC, ABDOMINAL, PELVIC, AND EXTREMITY DAMAGE CONTROL Kimberly A. Davis, Frederick A. Luchette Injury severity and spectrums of injury have continually evolved, resulting in greater…
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
CHAPTER 58 CURRENT CONCEPTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK Juan Carlos Puyana, Samuel A. Tisherman, Andrew B. Peitzman The precipitating single common factor of hemorrhagic shock is…
PREHOSPITAL CARE OF BIOLOGICAL AGENT–INDUCED INJURIES
CHAPTER 14 PREHOSPITAL CARE OF BIOLOGICAL AGENT–INDUCED INJURIES Kenneth G. Swan On a busy Baghdad bridge spanning the great Tigris River coursing Iraq from north to south, a crowd of…
DELIVERING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAUMA CARE: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
CHAPTER 8 DELIVERING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAUMA CARE: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Fahim Habib, Eddy H. Carrillo The origins of trauma care delivery are deeply rooted in the major military conflicts…
GENITOURINARY TRACT INJURY
CHAPTER 55 GENITOURINARY TRACT INJURY Charles D. Best KIDNEY INJURY The most common indication of kidney injury on assessment in the emergency department is the presence of gross or microhematuria….
MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES
CHAPTER 27 MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES Guy J. Cappuccino, Samuel T. Rhee, Mark S. Granick While facial injuries may be dramatic in appearance, they are infrequently life threatening, and often not the…
