Neck: Indication and Techniques for Trauma Exploration -- The Chest: Indication and Techniques for Trauma Exploration -- Emergency Department Thoracotomy -- Indications and Techniques for Trauma Laparotomy -- Indications and Techniques for Vascular Exploration -- Intubation, Cricothyrotomy, Tube Thoracostomy, Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage, and Local Wound Exploration -- Ultrasound for Point-of-Care Imaging: Performing the Various Exams with Technical Tips -- Trachea, Bronchus, and Esophagus Injuries: Techniques -- Lung Injury: Techniques -- Cardiac Injury: Techniques -- Liver Injuries: Techniques -- Spleen Injuries: Techniques -- Pancreas and Duodenum Injuries: Techniques -- Stomach, Small Bowel, and Colon Injuries: Techniques -- Trauma of the Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Techniques -- Cervical Vascular Injuries: Techniques -- Thoracic Vascular Injuries: Techniques -- Abdominal Vascular Injuries: Techniques -- Endovascular Therapy in Trauma -- Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) -- Extremity Fasciotomies -- Treatment of Pelvic Fractures.

This book acts as a portable and easy-to-understand reference for surgical trainees or young faculty members that are interested in reviewing procedures on the way to the operating room. This second edition aims to provide a practical hands-on approach to operative trauma management. Following the success of the first edition, chapters were revised, updated, and added due to substantial changes in trauma care over the past few years. Several new experts contributed their knowledge and techniques inside this new edition. For example, chapters on fasciotomy and resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) have been added. The second edition of The Shock Trauma Manual of Operative Techniques is a valuable reference for practicing surgeons in the community and serves to aid trauma practitioners as they attempt to deal with operative challenges.