Special Considerations in Trauma Care

The book covers special considerations in trauma care with chapters deliberating on the clinical management of trauma in a particular population group or situation, which is often not covered in other books on trauma care. The book covers special considerations in trauma care with chapters deliberating on the clinical management of trauma in a particular population group or situation, which is often not covered in other books on trauma care. It presents chapters on trauma as per different body regions, geriatric, pediatric, fetal, and trauma with pregnancy. Separate chapters focus on basic sciences related to craniocerebral and spinal trauma. Each chapter provide key learning points, highlights, detailed discussion on the pathophysiology, special considerations, evidence base available, management protocols, recommendations, summary, and opportunities for further research studies. The book includes numerous helpful photographs and anatomical drawings, clear flow charts and tables to aid in diagnostic and surgical decision-making and to identify surgical indications. It provides essential information on anatomy, physiology, and pathology, and individual chapters cover lab investigations, radiology, and imaging in trauma. This book assists the practitioners in anesthesia, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, pediatrics, scientists, postgraduate students, and researchers in trauma management. This book is a key reference for the latest available scientific evidence, controversies, recommendations, and updated knowledge on trauma care in a single volume.