Chapter 3 – Neck Injury
Abstract Neck injuries, particularly those due to penetrating trauma, are difficult to evaluate and manage due to the dense concentration of vital structures in a small anatomical space that can…
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Chapter 7 – Spinal Injuries
Abstract In the US, approximately 10,000 spinal cord injuries yearly result in permanent disability. Most spinal cord injuries are caused by motor vehicle collisions (40%), violence (30%), falls (20%), and…
Chapter 6 – Musculoskeletal Injury
Abstract Orthopedic injuries are found in approximately 85% of blunt trauma victims; thus knowledge of their evaluation and treatment is important. Some of these injuries are also acutely life- or…
Chapter 4 – Thoracic Injury
Abstract Chest trauma is estimated to be the primary cause of death in 25% of traumatic mortalities and a contributing factor in another 25% of deaths. Good understanding of the…
Chapter 1 – Head Injury
Abstract Head trauma is the most common cause of death and permanent disability following trauma. Blunt head injury is usually the result of motor vehicle collisions, auto versus pedestrian collisions,…
Chapter 2 – Facial Injury
Abstract Facial injuries are common and can involve both soft tissue injury and bony injury. These often occur because of motor vehicle collisions, secondary to direct impact against the windshield,…
Methods of Teaching and Training DCR/RDCR
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Frozen and Freeze-Dried Current Products in Development and Regulatory Licensing Challenges
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of Prehospital and Hospital Traumatic Deaths from Life-Threatening Hemorrhage
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Failure: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis
div class=”ChapterContextInformation”> © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020Philip C. Spinella (ed.)Damage Control Resuscitationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20820-2_3 3. Blood Failure: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis Nathan J. White1 and Kevin R. Ward2 (1) Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA (2)…
