Anesthesia Key

Ophthalmic Injuries S. Tonya Stefko Donald M. Yealy I. Introduction Eye injuries require prompt evaluation and treatment to minimize the risk of loss of sight. These injuries may be obvious…

Spinal Cord and Spinal Column Matthew Sanborn Lachlan J. Smith Neil R. Malhotra Introduction Each year, nearly 250,000 individuals will suffer an injury involving the spine. In the United States,…

Maxillofacial Injury William L. Chung James M. Russavage Mark W. Ochs I. Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Maxillofacial Trauma Treatment principles of hard- and soft-tissue injuries Contusions or lacerations…

Traumatic Brain Injury Meredith S. Tinti Vicente H. Gracias Peter D. Le Roux Traumatic Brain Injury Central nervous system (CNS) injury is the most common cause of death from injury….

Introduction to Trauma: Mechanism of Injury Gregory J. Jurkovich L. D. Britt Mechanism of Injury Trauma, or physical force injury, occurs from blunt, penetrating, or thermal mechanisms. The distinction of…

Trauma in Pregnant Women Daniel J. Grabo C. William Schwab I. Introduction Trauma complicates 6% to 7% of all pregnancies and accounts for 46% of maternal deaths. It is the…

Trauma in Children Daniel J. Grabo Thane A. Blinman Michael L. Nance C. William Schwab I. Introduction Nearly 8 million children under the age of 15 visit the emergency department…

Injury Prevention Charles C. Branas I. Introduction Worldwide, injury is the leading cause of death for the first half of the human life span and a regular source of disability…