{"product_id":"trauma-handbook-atef-ahmed-9798196195242","title":"Trauma Handbook: Professional Illustrated Clinical Trauma Guide for Emergency, Surgical, and Critical Care Teams","description":"\u003cp\u003eA trauma patient will not wait for you to open a textbook. \u003cb\u003eTrauma Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e puts the critical steps in your hands in seconds, so you can act with confidence when every heartbeat counts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the trauma pager goes off, there is no time to search through long chapters or argue about doses. You need clear priorities, simple algorithms, and visual checklists you can trust. \u003cb\u003eTrauma Handbook: Professional Illustrated Clinical Trauma Guide for Emergency, Surgical, and Critical Care Teams\u003c\/b\u003e is a compact, illustrated reference built for that exact moment-when one well-timed decision can save a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by \u003cb\u003eDr. Atef Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e, this handbook distills real trauma-bay experience into clean, bedside tools you can actually use under pressure. Each page focuses on a single problem, with visual flowcharts, dosing tables, and key \"pitfall\" warnings to support rapid, safe decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrganized by real resuscitation flow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase 1 - Immediate Life Threats: \u003c\/b\u003e xABCDE survey, catastrophic hemorrhage, tension\/open pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, cardiac tamponade, airway obstruction, tracheal deviation, JVD, and hypovolemic shock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase 2 - Core Resuscitation: \u003c\/b\u003e RSI 7-P's and trauma dosing, LEMON airway assessment, failed airway and CICO algorithm, surgical cricothyroidotomy, IV\/IO access, 1:1:1 massive transfusion, TXA timing, calcium in MTP, lethal triad management, damage-control triggers, and structured handoff tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase 3 - Special Populations: \u003c\/b\u003e Pediatric trauma and Broselow-style dosing, geriatric trauma, pregnant trauma and perimortem C-section timing, obese RSI modifications, anticoagulated trauma reversal, burn TBSA and Parkland formula, and escharotomy locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase 4 - Specific Injuries: \u003c\/b\u003e FAST exam sequence, chest tube insertion, pelvic binder sites, compartment-syndrome 6 P's, solid-organ injury grading and packing, neck and orbital trauma, mandible fractures, and scalp avulsion repair basics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase 5 - Systems \u0026amp; Prevention: \u003c\/b\u003e TCCC MARCH combat algorithm, mass-casualty START triage, REBOA zones, trauma-informed communication, and injury-prevention frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrated, at-a-glance design\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClean diagrams, flowcharts, and tables are designed to be readable at arm's length in a crowded resuscitation room. There are no long theoretical chapters-only the essentials: what to look for, what to do next, and which mistakes to avoid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilt for the whole trauma team\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmergency physicians, surgeons, anesthetists, intensivists, residents, nurses, paramedics, and EMS crews can all follow the same algorithms and language. Use it for daily practice, simulation training, OSCE and board prep, and onboarding new staff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rapid trauma reference is ideal for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmergency department and trauma-bay clinicians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral and trauma surgeons, anesthetists, intensivists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eResidents and fellows in EM, surgery, anesthesia, and critical care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrehospital and EMS providers managing major trauma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducators running simulation and trauma bootcamps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep \u003cb\u003eTrauma Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e in your white coat, trauma bay, or resuscitation cart as a visual cognitive aid. It does not replace ATLS, TCCC, or institutional policies-it helps you apply them in real time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Atef Ahmed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196195242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Atef Ahmed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852877541631,"sku":"9798196195242","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trauma-handbook-atef-ahmed-9798196195242","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}