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Ballistic Trauma

A Practical Guide

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Peter F. Mahoney

    1. Defense Medical Service and Leonard Cheshire Centre, London, UK
      Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
      Academic Division of Surgical Specialities, London, UK

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  2. James M. Ryan

    1. Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
      Academic Division of Surgical Specialities, London, UK
      Leonard Cheshire Centre, London, UK

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  3. Adam J. Brooks

    1. Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
      Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

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  4. C. William Schwab

    1. Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
      Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

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  • Highly topical - the incidence of gunshot violence rising in the USA, Europe and Australasia and already high in South Africa

  • Softcover version comes with a PVC cover for use 'in the field'

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction, Background, and Science

    1. The International Small Arms Situation: A Public Health Approach

      • Neil Arya, Wendy L. Cukier
      Pages 3-30

    2. Guns and Bullets

      Pages 31-44

    3. Bombs, Mines, Blast, Fragmentation, and Thermobaric Mechanisms of Injury

      • Toney W. Baskin, John B. Holcomb
      Pages 45-66

    4. Ballistic Protection

      • Graham Cooper, Philip Gotts
      Pages 67-90

    5. Forensic Aspects of Ballistic Injury

      • Jeanine Vellema, Hendrik Johannes Scholtz
      Pages 91-121

    6. Ballistic Trauma, Armed Violence, and International Law

      • Robin M. Coupland
      Pages 122-134

  3. Clinical Care

    1. Prehospital Care

      • Mark Byers, Peter F. Mahoney
      Pages 137-150

    2. Resuscitation and Anesthesia for the Ballistic Casualty

      • Paul R. Wood, Adam J. Brooks, Peter F. Mahoney
      Pages 151-167

    3. Clinical Ballistics: Surgical Management of Soft-Tissue Injuries—General Principles

      • Donald Jenkins, Paul Dougherty, James M. Ryan
      Pages 168-179

    4. Damage Control

      • Benjamin Braslow, Adam J. Brooks, C. William Schwab
      Pages 180-208

    5. Neck Injury

      • John P. Pryor, Bryan Cotton
      Pages 209-240

    6. Thoracic Injury

      • Douglas M. Bowley, Elias Degiannis, Stephen Westaby
      Pages 241-269

    7. Penetrating Genitourinary Trauma: Management by the Nonspecialist Surgeon

      • Jay J. Doucet, David B. Hoyt
      Pages 270-298

    8. Abdomen and Pelvis

      • Adam J. Brooks, Ian Civil, Benjamin Braslow, C. William Schwab
      Pages 299-324

    9. Management of Ballistic Trauma to the Head

      • Chris J. Neal, Geoffrey S.F. Ling, James M. Ecklund
      Pages 325-347

    10. Spinal Injury

      • Neil Buxton
      Pages 348-355

    11. Limb Injuries

      • Jonathan C. Clasper
      Pages 356-380

    12. Vascular Injury

      • Elias Degiannis, Martin D. Smith
      Pages 381-395

    13. Ballistic Trauma in Children

      • Graeme J. Pitcher
      Pages 396-417
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About this book

Ballistic Trauma: A Practical Guide provides a concise guide to the clinical and operational issues surrounding the management of the ballistic casualty. The book crystallizes the knowledge and experience accrued by those dealing with ballistic trauma on a regular basis and extends this to those who have to manage these patients on an occasional basis only.

This book is aimed at all medical and paramedical personnel involved in the care of patients with ballistic injury. It will be especially relevant for consultants and senior trainees in surgery, anesthesia and emergency medicine who are likely to be involved in the management of these unique injuries. It will be an essential reference for pre-hospital care providers and nurses working in the emergency room and intensive care. Military surgeons and medical and nursing staff on deployment in regions of conflict will find the book a valuable resource.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This is the second and expanded edition of the book bearing the title Ballistic trauma: clinical reference in peace and war, published by Arnold 1997. … The book is intended primarily for surgeons, but is certainly interesting for every expert interested in gunshot wounds. … All in all, the book can be recommended to every expert dealing with ballistic trauma … . the reader is invited to browse through an abundance of information and to look for aspects interesting to him." (B. Karger, International Journal of Legal Medicine, Vol. 121, 2007)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Defense Medical Service and Leonard Cheshire Centre, London, UK

    Peter F. Mahoney

  • Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK

    Peter F. Mahoney, James M. Ryan

  • Academic Division of Surgical Specialities, London, UK

    Peter F. Mahoney, James M. Ryan

  • Leonard Cheshire Centre, London, UK

    James M. Ryan

  • Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

    Adam J. Brooks, C. William Schwab

  • Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Adam J. Brooks, C. William Schwab

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