Injury has become a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Organized approaches to its prevention and treatment are needed. These guidelines seek to set achievable standards for trauma treatment services which could realistically be made available to almost every injured…
Managing a trauma center involves complex clinical care, long nights and days, administrative work, self-examination, critical review of patient care and significant regulatory requirements. Performance improvement is the key element of trauma center effectiveness. No trauma cen…
This study tested the attitudes, beliefs and ideas of healthcare professionals regarding the necessity of establishing a trauma foundation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It addressed the apparent lack of existence of such a foundation designed to respond to major trauma predica…
Introduction. Injuries are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide accounting for 5.8 million deaths, 32% more fatalities than tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV combined. In Pakistan, the burden of injury is significant, being the eleventh leading cause of pr…
This book acts as a portable and easy-to-understand reference for surgical trainees or young faculty members that are interested in reviewing procedures on the way to the operating room. This second edition aims to provide a practical hands-on approach to operative trauma manage…
The shock trauma manual of operative techniques
This manual provides a practical approach to operative trauma management. Written entirely by physicians who care for critically injured patients every day, the manual features a practical hands on approach to operative trauma care that represents the principles used by the facu…