Key Clinical Topics in Trauma

Sir Keith Porter MB BS FRCS(Ed) FRCS(Eng) FIMC RCS(Ed) FFSEM(UK) FCEMConsultant and Professor of Clinical Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK Ian Greaves MBChB FRCP FCOM RCSEd DTMeH DipMedEd Consultant and Professor of Emergency Medicine, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK Derek Burke MBChB FRCS(Ed) FRCS(Glas) FRCPCH FFAEMConsultant and Professor of Paediatric Emergency Medicine Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

• Abdominal traumaAbnormal fracture healingAcute respiratory distress syndromeAeromedical evacuation and retrievalAnaesthesiaAnalgesiaAnkle injuriesAntibiotic therapy and infection controlAnticoagulation and thromboembolismAsphyxiationBariatric traumaBlast traumaBlood product (1:1:1) resuscitationBlunt and penetrating cardiac traumaBrachial plexus injuriesBrainstem death and organ donationBurnsABCDE resuscitationCervical spine injuriesChemical, biological, radiological and nuclear environments and traumaCommonly missed injuriesCompartment syndromeDamage control resuscitation and surgeryElbow injuriesEpidemiology of traumaFat embolism syndromeFoot fractures – hind footFoot fractures – mid foot and fore footFracture classificationsFragility fracturesGenito-urinary traumaGunshot injuriesHand injuriesHigh pressure injection injuriesHip fractures and dislocationsHuman and animal bitesImaging in trauma – CTImaging in trauma – interventional radiologyImaging in trauma – MRIImaging in trauma – ultrasoundImmediate trauma care in sportInjuries of the thoracic, lumbar and sacral spineIntraosseous accessIntravenous fluids – colloidsIntravenous fluids – crystalloidsIntravenous fluids – starchesLethal triadLong bone fracturesLypholised plasma in trauma resuscitationMaxillofacial and dental injuriesMetabolic response to traumaMicrobiological considerationsMild traumatic brain injuryModerate to severe brain injuryMortality patternsNear infrared spectroscopyNeonatal traumaNon-accidental injuryNutrition in trauma and burnsOphthalmic injuryPaediatric traumaPathological fracturesPelvic traumaPenetrating neck injuryPeripheral nerve injuriesPregnancy and traumaPrehospital blood product resuscitationProgesterone in neurotraumaPsychological aspects of traumaRecombinant factor VIIaRehabilitationResuscitative balloon occlusion of the aortaRoad traffic collisionsSelective non-operative management of penetrating abdominal injuriesSexual violenceShockShoulder, clavicle and proximal humerus fracturesSoft tissue knee injuriesSpinal cord injury without radiological abnormalitySplintageSystemic inflammatory response syndromeTertiary surveyTherapeutic hypothermiaThoracic traumaTopical haemostatic dressingsTourniquetsTranexamic acidTraumatic cardiac arrestTrauma scoringTraumatic amputationTriageVascular injuriesViscoelastic assessment of coagulation in traumaWrist and carpal injuries