Trauma

Initial assessment and resuscitation of trauma

• Clinical assessment of the injured patient
• Airway and ventilation
• Haemorrhage and shock

Chest, abdomen and pelvis

• Cardiorespiratory physiology as applied to trauma
• Penetrating chest injuries
• Rib fractures and flail chest
• Pneumothorax
• Chest drains
• Abdominal and pelvic injuries
  • Renal trauma
  • Lower urinary tract trauma
  • Splenic trauma
• Vascular trauma

Central nervous system

• Head injuries - general principles of management
• Skull radiology
• Intracranial haematomas
• Brainstem death
• Central nervous system infections
• Spinal cord injuries
• Paraplegia and quadriplegia - principles of management

Special problems

• Pre-hospital care
• Triage
• Gunshot and blast wounds
• Skin loss - grafts and flaps
• Burns
• Facial and orbital injuries
• Paediatric trauma
• Trauma scoring systems

Principle of limb injuries

• Fractures
• Common and eponymous fractures
• Paediatric fractures
• Hip fractures
• Non-union, delayed union and other complications
• Principles of bone grafting
• Compartment and crush syndrome and fat embolism
• Nerve and brachial plexus injuries