Clinical Training Course: Truama

Critical Care Update

Drs. Howard Yonas, M.D. and Thomas R. Howdieshell, M.D. 

Managing patients with traumatic head injuries, the role of therapeutic hypothermia in the management of traumatic head injury, evaluating patients with penetrating abdominal trauma, using DPL as a diagnostic aid for penetrating abdominal trauma, and determining which patients with penetrating abdominal trauma are suitable for selective observation.

Challenges in Trauma 

Drs. James W. Davis, M.D., M. Margaret Knudson, M.D.  

Evaluating trauma patients, diagnosing and managing cervical spine injuries, the use of ultrasonography for evaluating patients with penetrating abdominal trauma, using computed tomography to evaluate patients with blunt trauma, indications for damage control surgery.