In recent years a greater emphasis on the team approach to trauma care has evolved. This text highlights the need for all team members to understand the principles of trauma care so that maximum co-operation can lead to a more rapid anticipation of the patients needs. In the text, trauma care is reviewed body system by body system. Particular attention is paid to the normal system before the pathophysiological changes due to trauma. The management of these changes are reviewed. This book, by a team of authors working in the field of trauma care, is intended to equip all personnel with information that will assist them in developing the appropriate decision making skills for managing the injured patient.

Preface Introduction; P.Driscoll Resuscitation and Stabilization of the Severely Injured Patient; P.Driscoll & S.Brook Management of the Airway and Cervical Spine Control; G.Gwinnutt, P.Driscoll & O.Goodall Thoracic Trauma; P.Driscoll, C.Gwinnutt & O.Goodall Shock; P.Driscoll, C.Gwinnutt, T.Brown & O.Goodall Abdomen and Pelvic Trauma; T.Brown, A.Hamilton & P.Driscoll Head Trauma; P.Driscoll, C.Gwinnutt & D.Hodgkinson Facial, Opthalmic and Otolaryngology Trauma; C.LeDuc Jimmerson & G.Lomas Spinal Trauma; P.Driscoll, O.Goodall & R.Harvey Extremity Trauma; P.Driscoll, C.Gwinnutt & S.Brook Soft Tissue Trauma; C.Siddall, P.Driscoll & T.Hodgetts Trauma in Pregnancy, Paediatrics and the Elderly; C.LeDuc Jimmerson, P.Driscoll & C.Gwinnutt Burns; C.LeDuc Jimmerson, P.Driscoll & C.Gwinnutt Hypothermia; P.Driscoll & T.Brown Near Drowning; P.Driscoll & T.Brown Radiation; S.Walker & T.Hodgetts Social and Psychological Issues in Major Trauma and Sudden Death; G.Ellison, O.Goodall & T.Brown Medico-legal Problems in Trauma Care; O.Goodall & P.Driscoll Major Incidents;T.Hodgetts,K.MacWay-Jones & G.Lomas Trauma Team Protection from Infective Contamination; J.Walker & P.Driscoll Resuscitation Room Layout & Equipment; M.Doyle, O.Goodall, P.Driscoll & T.Brown Trauma Scoring; M.Woodford Trauma Care in Areas of Limited Resources; A.Brown,J.Niener & P.Driscoll Index List of Surgical Procedures.