TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
20 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES Karen A. McQuillan, Paul A. Thurman Brain injury is the leading cause of all trauma-related deaths. It constitutes the primary cause of trauma-related death and long-term…
THORACIC TRAUMA
24 THORACIC TRAUMA P. Milo Frawley INTRODUCTION Thoracic injuries account for much of the immediate life-threatening trauma encountered in the field or in the hospital setting. These injuries usually require…
OCULAR INJURIES
22 OCULAR INJURIES Martha A. Conlon Ocular injury is the leading cause of monocular blindness in the United States and is second only to cataracts as the most common cause…
SPINAL CORD INJURIES
23 SPINAL CORD INJURIES Tammy A. Russo-McCourt Spinal cord injury (SCI) was first described in the literature in 2500 BC by Egyptian surgeons as “an ailment not to be treated.”1…
ANALGESIA, SEDATION, AND NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE IN THE TRAUMA PATIENT
18 ANALGESIA, SEDATION, AND NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE IN THE TRAUMA PATIENT T. Catherine Bower, Jameson P. Reuter INTRODUCTION Pain management in the adult trauma patient is multifactorial and complex, which presents…
MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA
21 MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA Suzanne Frey Sherwood, Karen A. McQuillan INTRODUCTION The treatment of maxillofacial trauma is one of the oldest healing arts. In Hippocrates’ time, skin grafts were used for…
ABDOMINAL INJURIES
25 ABDOMINAL INJURIES Kimmith M. Jones Trauma is the fourth leading cause of death for all age groups in the United States.1 It is the leading cause of death for…
SHOCK AND MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME
13 SHOCK AND MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME Kathryn Truter Von Rueden, Pamela J. Bolton, Thomas C. Vary Shock is the hemodynamic manifestation of cellular metabolic insufficiency resulting from either inadequate…
GENITOURINARY INJURIES AND RENAL MANAGEMENT
26 GENITOURINARY INJURIES AND RENAL MANAGEMENT Kara A. Snyder, Victoria R. Veronese Rapid diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary (GU) trauma can be difficult. The trauma victim’s most immediate requirement is…
MECHANISM OF INJURY
12 MECHANISM OF INJURY John Weigelt, Karen J. Brasel, Jorie Klein In Webster’s Dictionary, trauma is defined as “an injury or wound to a living body caused by the application…
