1

Introduction to PHTLS and TFR

1

2

Mechanisms of Injury and Kinematics of Trauma

13

3

Assessment of the Scene and Patient

53

4

Airway and Breathing

91

5

Circulation and Shock

111

6

Disability: Brain and Spine Trauma

131

7

Musculoskeletal Trauma

185

8

Burn Trauma

207

9

Environmental and Wilderness Trauma

221

10

Pediatric and Geriatric Trauma

271

11

Disaster Management and Weapons of Mass Destruction

301

12

Golden Principles of Prehospital Trauma Care

339

Glossary

349

Index

363