Trauma, Ninth Edition

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the worlds leading resource for to diagnosing and treating any injuryquickly, safely, and effectively   

Unparalleled in its breadth and depth of expertly crafted content, trauma takes you through the full range of injuries you are likely to encounter. With a full-color atlas of anatomic drawings and surgical approaches, this trusted classic provides thorough coverage of kinematics and the mechanisms of trauma injury, the epidemiology of trauma, injury prevention, the basics of trauma systems, triage, and transport, and more. It then reviews generalized approaches to the trauma patient, from pre-hospital care and managing shock, to emergency department thoracotomy and the management of infections; delivers a clear, organ-by-organ survey of treatment protocols; and shows how to handle specific challenges in traumaincluding alcohol and drug abuse, and combat-related woundsin addition to post-traumatic complications such as multiple organ failure.

500 photos and illustrations
Color atlas 
Numerous X-rays, CT scans, and algorithms 
High-yield section on specific approaches to the trauma patient 
A-to-Z overview of management of specific traumatic injuries
Detailed discussion of the management of complications