The Evolution of Trauma Care in the United States
TRAUMA CHAPTER 20 THE EVOLUTION OF TRAUMA CARE IN THE UNITED STATES DONALD D. TRUNKEY PAST The history of trauma care is inextricably linked to wars and wounds. Trauma antedates…
Acute Care Surgery in Special Populations
CHAPTER 15 ACUTE CARE SURGERY IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS C. WILLIAM SCHWAB, DANIEL J. GRABO, EDGARDO S. SALCEDO, AND MICHAEL L. NANCE ACUTE CARE SURGERY IN THE ELDERLY Introduction Surgical emergencies…
Appendicitis
CHAPTER 37 APPENDICITIS D. PATRICK BRYANT AND HEIDI FRANKEL In the time of Leonardo da Vinci, the appendix was ascribed a function as an organ capable of expanding and contracting,…
Airway Management
CHAPTER 7 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT MATTHEW KEITH WHALIN, CARLA IRENE HAACK, TIMOTHY G. BUCHMAN, AND PAUL S. GARCIA HISTORY, DEFINITIONS, AND BASICS “There is nothing living that does not breathe, and…
Damage Control Management/Open Abdomen
CHAPTER 6 DAMAGE CONTROL MANAGEMENT/OPEN ABDOMEN BRETT H. WAIBEL AND MICHAEL F. ROTONDO HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF DAMAGE CONTROL While historically the management of the injured patient was done by…
