Contributors Preface BASIC MANAGEMENT SKILLS Chapter I Airway Management David S. Mulder Chapter 2 Intravenous Access and Emergency Thoracotomy . David C. Borgstrom Chapter 3 Diagnostic Procedures Used to Establish Priorities Jennifer McNeil, Grace S. Ro@ycki, Erwin R. Thal Chapter 4 General Surgical Principles: Wound Management and Closure R Craig Hobar, RodJ. Rohnch ABDOMEN Chapter 5 Stomach and Distal Esophagus Joseph R Minei Chapter 6 Duodenum Anna M. Ledger-wood Chapter 7 Pancreas Gregory]. Jurkovich Chapter 8 Small Intestine Anna M. Ledger-wood Chapter 9 Colon and Rectal Injuries Ronald V. Maier Chapter 10 Parenchymal Liver Injuries Robert C. Lim, Jr. Chapter 11 Perihepatic Venous Injuries H. Leon Pachter Chapter 12 Gallbladder and Biliary Tract David B. Hoyt, William J. Mileski Chapter 13 Spleen ........ Steven R. Shackford Chapter 14 Abdominal Wall John Hunt HEAD AND NECK Chapter 15 Cranial Neurotrauma Lawrence H. Pitts Chapter 16 Scalp and Face Trauma Martin C. Robson, James M. Shau\ Lawrence H. Pitts Chapter 17 Cervical Esophagus Rodney M. Durham Chapter 18 Tracheal Injury R. Bernard Rochon Chapter 19 Vascular Injuries of the Neck Malcolm 0. Perry Chapter 20 Thoracic Inlet Injuries Donald D. Trunkey VASCULAR Chapter 21 Abdominal Aorta R. James Valentine viii Contents Chapter 22 Injuries to the Inferior Vena Cava Malcolm 0. Perry Chapter 23 Mesenteric Vascular Trauma John D. Martin Chapter 24 Upper Extremity Vascular Injuries James W Holcroft Chapter 25 Lower Extremity Vascular Injuries Eric R, Frykberg Chapter 26 The Nonoperative Management of Cervical Vascular Injuries SalvatoreJ, A. Sclafani Index