Provides a concise guide to the clinical and operational issues surrounding the management of the ballistic casualty. This book crystallises 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.

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.

The International Small Arms Situation - Guns and Bullets - Bombs, Mines, Blast, Fragmentation and Thermobaric Mechanisms of Injury - Protection - Forensic Aspects - Armed Violence and International Law - Resuscitation and Anesthesia - Soft Tissue Injuries - Damage Control - Neck Injury - Thoracic Injury - Penetrating Genitourinary Trauma - Abdomen and Pelvis - Head Injury - Spinal Injury - Limb Injuries - Vascular Injury - Trauma in Children - Injuries in Pregnancy - Burns - Intensive Care - Imaging Triage - Training to Manage - Resource Limited Situations Hospital and System Assessment - Triage - Ballistic Injury in the Military Environment - Ballistic Injury in the NGO Environment - The Siege of Sarajevo 1992-1995 - Vascular Injuries in the Groin - Conflict Surgery - Surgery in the Camps - Injury in Austere Environment - African Education - Intensive Care in the Management of Ballistic Trauma in War - Survivors and Shooters - Rectal Examination Revisited - Where A Trauma Surgeon Can Go Ballistic?