COMMON ERRORS IN TRAUMA CARE
CHAPTER 81 COMMON ERRORS IN TRAUMA CARE R. Stephen Smith, R. Joseph Nold, Jonathan M. Dort Errors in management occur frequently in medicine. A recent Institute of Medicine report estimated…
TRAUMA IN THE ELDERLY
CHAPTER 78 TRAUMA IN THE ELDERLY Benjamin Braslow, Donald R. Kauder, C. William Schwab The age at which a person becomes elderly has not been resolved by a clear consensus…
GASTRIC INJURIES
CHAPTER 47 GASTRIC INJURIES Lawrence N. Diebel The stomach is a relatively thick-walled, well-vascularized organ that is variably positioned in the peritoneal cavity. Although partially protected by the lower rib…
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…
