Injury to the Spinal Cord
Injury to the Spinal Cord Peter G. Thomas Neil R. Malhotra M. Sean Grady Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the most costly aspects of trauma currently, not just…
Injury to the Brain
Injury to the Brain Jose L. Pascual Vicente H. Gracias Peter D. LeRoux Central nervous system (CNS) trauma is the most common cause of death from injury and accounts for…
Initial Resuscitation and Diagnosis
Initial Resuscitation and Diagnosis Andrew Rosenthal Grace S. Rozycki During the initial hospital phase, the injured patient is rapidly assessed and the treatments are prioritized based on the mechanism of…
Prehospital Care
Prehospital Care Alasdair K.T. Conn Paul D. Biddinger Since the publication of the landmark report titled, Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society—a report which detailed serious…
Organizing the Continuum of Care for Injured Patients
Organizing the Continuum of Care for Injured Patients Eddy H. Carrillo Fahim Habib Over the last decade, organizing the care of trauma has become increasingly more complicated. This is a…
Training and Development of Trauma Surgeons
Training and Development of Trauma Surgeons Anthony A. Meyer Colin G. Thomas Surgical management of injured patients has been described as far back as we have written records. The type…
Trauma Nursing: Past, Present, and Future
Trauma Nursing: Past, Present, and Future Mary Kate FitzPatrick Robbi Hartsock The profession of trauma nursing has developed and expanded greatly in the last 50 years. The history of the…
The Roles of Emergency Medicine Specialists in the Trauma Center
The Roles of Emergency Medicine Specialists in the Trauma Center Brendan G. Carr Tarek Razek Patrick M. Reilly BACKGROUND Emergency medicine (EM) and the development of trauma systems have substantial…
Information Management to Improve Performance
Information Management to Improve Performance Paul A. MacLennan E. Lanette Milligan Information management is a vast and important endeavor in the care of trauma patients. Their care often relies on…
Overview—Making Music Out of Noise
Overview—Making Music Out of Noise Janet McMaster Mary Kate FitzPatrick Patrick Reilly To a newcomer, a trauma resuscitation can appear noisy, disorganized, and even chaotic. One sees and hears many…
