Contributors

ix

Preface to the Second Edition

xi

Preface to the First Edition

xiii

Trauma Care

xv

PRE-HOSPITAL CARE

1

The Trauma Epidemic

1

2

Mechanism of Injury

11

3

Triage

17

INITIAL ASSESSMENT

4

Patient Assessment

25

5

Control of Catastrophic Haemorrhage

37

6

Airway Management

43

7

Thoracic Injury

63

8

Shock

83

REGIONAL SURVEY

9

Head Injury

99

10

Maxillofacial Injuries

113

11

Ophthalmic Injuries

125

12

Spinal Injuries

135

13

Abdominal Trauma

147

14

Musculoskeletal Trauma

159

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

15

Injuries in Children

173

16

Trauma in Women

193

17

Trauma in the Elderly

201

18

Gunshot Injuries

209

19

Blast Injury

215

20

Injuries Due to Burns and Cold

223

ONGOING CARE

21

Analgesia and Anaesthesia for the Trauma Patient

237

22

Intensive Care Management of Major Trauma

253

23

Patient Transfer

263

24

Psychological Reactions to Trauma

277

25

Rehabilitation After Trauma

287

26

Trauma Scoring

297

27

Organ Donation

305

Index

315