The major trauma patient

Abstract

This chapter describes the anaesthetic management of the major trauma patient. It begins with immediate trauma care, the patient journey, primary survey and resuscitation. The management of head and traumatic brain injury, thoracic injury, abdominal and pelvic injuries, spinal injury, limb and extremity injury, blast injury and gunshot wounds and traumatic cardiac arrest are discussed. The specific management of burns, paediatric trauma and silver trauma are covered. Anaesthesia for major trauma, including damage control resuscitation and damage control surgery are discussed.