RT Book, Section
A1 George, Edward
A1 Benjamin, John
A2 Longnecker, David E.
A2 Brown, David L.
A2 Newman, Mark F.
A2 Zapol, Warren M.
SR Print(0)
ID 56652676
T1 Chapter 76. Evaluation and Anesthetic Management of the Trauma Patient
T2 Anesthesiology, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178513-6
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56652676
RD 2024/04/18
AB Anesthesiologists,  offering  airway  expertise  and  experience  in  resuscitation,  are  uniquely  qualified  to  be  involved  in  both  the  initial  evaluation  and  subsequent  management  of  trauma  patients.Due  to  rising  global  geopolitical  instability  in  the  form  of  natural  disasters  and  terrorism,  anesthesiologists  not  normally  involved  in  trauma  care  may  be  called  on  to  participate  in  large-scale  casualty  events  outside  the  operating  room.Acute  trauma  life  support  (ATLS)  provides  a  systematic  approach  to  the  evaluation  and  emergent  treatment  of  the  trauma  patient,  and  a  vital  framework  for  the  care  of  the  trauma  patient.Trauma  research  is  accelerated  during  times  of  military  conflict.The  effects  of  pain  and  the  attendant  stress  response  are  most  often  detrimental  to  the  trauma  patient.  Methods  of  pain  relief  range  from  simple  continuous  or  on-demand  intravenous  (IV)  opioids  to  more  sophisticated  techniques  such  as  regional  or  neuraxial  blocks.  Use  of  adjuvant  drugs,  such  as  dexmedetomidine,  gabapentin,  or  celecoxib,  may  decrease  opioid  dose  and  improve  analgesia.