The Emergency Medicine Trauma Handbook

Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability around the world, and the leading cause of death in those aged under forty-five years. Conditions such as airway obstruction, hemorrhage, pneumothorax, tamponade, bowel rupture, vascular injury, and pelvic fracture can cause death if not appropriately diagnosed and managed. This essential book provides emergency physicians with an easy-to-use reference and source for traumatic injury evaluation and management in the emergency department. It covers approaches to common, life-threatening, and traumatic diseases in the emergency department, for use on shift and as a reference for further learning. Each chapter includes a succinct overview of common traumatic injuries, with evaluation and management pearls and pitfalls. Highly illustrated with images from one of the busiest trauma centers in the US, and featuring expert contributions from a diverse set of attending physicians, this is an essential text for all emergency medicine practitioners.

Table of Contents:
1. General approach to traumatic injuries Ryan O'Halloran and Kaushal Shah; 2. Trauma airway Colin Kaide and Andrew King; 3. Transfusion in trauma Brit Long; 4. Trauma in pregnancy Michael D. April and R. Erik Connor; 5. Pediatric trauma Manpreet Singh and Tim Horeczko; 6. Geriatric trauma Matthew R. Levine; 7. Head trauma Brit Long; 8. Facial trauma Norah Kairys and Zachary Repanshek; 9. Eye trauma Brandon Morshedi, John D. Pemberton, R. Grant Morshedi and Brit Long; 10. Cervical spine trauma Katja Goldflam; 11. Thoracolumbar trauma Terren Trott; 12. Neck trauma Christopher B. Colwell; 13. Pulmonary trauma Manpreet Singh and Dennis Kim; 14. Cardiac trauma Brit Long; 15. Abdominal and flank trauma Michael Gottlieb; 16. Genitourinary trauma E. Liang Liu; 17. Peripheral vascular injury Richard Slama and Mike Jackson; 18. Pelvic trauma Michael K. Abraham; 19. Upper extremity trauma Kristen Kann; 20. Lower extremity trauma Ryan LaFollette and Jeffery Hill; 21. Burns and electrical injuries Ashley Brady; 22. Procedural sedation and analgesia in trauma Steven G. Schauer and Jason F. Naylor; 23. Commonly missed traumatic injuries Matthew Greer and Brian T. Wessman.

About the Author :
Alex Koyfman is an assistant professor/assistant program director of emergency medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr Koyfman is an author with more than 170 peer-reviewed publications and an editor of four books. He is Editor-in-Chief for emDocs.net. Brit Long is an attending emergency physician and assistant professor of emergency medicine. Dr Long is an author with over 150 peer-reviewed publications and an editor of two books. He is Associate Editor-in-Chief for emDocs.net.

Review :
'This is a wonderful introduction for providers in any discipline managing injury at the time of presentation in the emergency department. Concise, well-written presentations make this an excellent bedside reference. After review of the opening chapters, readers can progress to the organ system of interest. For those less familiar with injury, comments on procedural sedation and commonly missed traumatic problems are an important aid.' David J. Dries, Doody's Book Review Service 'Overall, the book is very well organized, includes essential information, and is easy and enjoyable to read. The text is detailed enough to be a primary reference during emergency medicine residency, although any practicing emergency physician would find it helpful as a quick reference on the job … trauma reference books oriented to the care of trauma patients before definitive operative management, like The Emergency Medicine Trauma Handbook, are a must read for emergency physicians.' Gabriel Morales, Annals of Emergency Medicine