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.
Dr Amit Agrawal completed his neurosurgery training from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, in the year 2003. Dr Agrawal is a professional with over 18 years of rich experience in research and development, as well as teaching and mentoring in the field of neurosurgery. He has attended and participated in many international and national level symposiums and conferences and delivered lectures on vivid topics. He has published more than 750 articles in the medical field covering various topics in various national and international journals. His expertise is in identifying training needs, designing training modules and executing the same while working with limited resources. Presently he is working at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (India).
Dr Rakesh Kumar Mishra did his MBBS from Armed Forces Medical College. Pune, India. Following MBBS, he served in Indian Air Force for a brief period in various capacities. He then did MCH in neurosurgery from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India,. He has extensive experience in medical research and neurosurgery research, and academic activities. He is currently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India. He has published several articles and contributed several chapters in the books.
Dr Ajay Halder is working as Associate Professor in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, India. He is spearheading a team dealing with high-risk obstetrics and gynecology cases at the institute. He has designed and executed several research projects and at present working mainly on cancer screening in women and high-risk obstetrics. He has several publications in high impact journals and books to his credit.
