Essential Emergency Trauma is a concise, reader-friendly, and portable reference on the care of trauma patients in the emergency department. Geared to practicing emergency physicians, residents, and medical students, the book focuses sharply on the key details needed to stabilize and treat trauma patients with a wide variety of injuries. Major sections cover trauma of each anatomic region. Each section opens with a chapter The First 15 Minutes, Algorithm, and Decision Making. Subsequent chapters focus on specific injury patterns, emphasizing pathophysiology, diagnosis, evaluation, and...