The Parkland Trauma Handbook,

Edition 4 Trauma and Surgical Critical Care

Editors: Edited by Linda A. Dultz, MD, MPH, FACS, Caroline Park, MD and Nicole Lunardi, MD, MSPH

Publication Date: 09 Dec 2025

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**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Trauma Surgery**

An ideal resource for physicians, surgeons, residents, and medical students with trauma and critical-care responsibilities, The Parkland Trauma Handbook, Fourth Edition provides current guidance direct from those on the frontlines at Parkland Memorial Hospital. This portable handbook presents an evidence- and experience-based guide to the evaluation and initial management of the trauma patient, keeping you up to date with key topics and new approaches in this fast-changing field.

Key Features

Provides a comprehensive yet concise trauma reference you can carry in your pocket
Highlights evidence-based guidelines, when available, to help you make rational decisions about the issues at hand
Contains all-new chapters on Pre-hospital Triage, Emergency Procedures in Trauma Bay, Rib Fractures and Pain Management, Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Trauma-Informed Care, Special Considerations and Special Populations, ECMO in Trauma, and Vascular Trauma and Endovascular Approaches
Presents current best practices on alternative airway management, ultrasound in the trauma setting, laparoscopic surgery in trauma, terrorism preparedness, damage control, the trauma systems quality improvement process, bedside procedures in the surgical intensive care unit, massive transfusion protocol, diagnosis of blunt cervical vascular injury, and much more
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

About the author

Edited by Linda A. Dultz, MD, MPH, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Program Director, UT Southwestern Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Medical Director, Parkland Hospital, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Division of General and Acute Care Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Caroline Park, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Program Director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship program, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA and Nicole Lunardi, MD, MSPH, Surgical Resident, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

SECTION ONE Overview & Initial Assessment
1. Epidemiology of Trauma
2. Trauma Systems
3. Prehospital Triage
4. Trauma Performance Improvement and Patient Safety
5. Advanced Trauma Life Support
6. Trauma Scoring Systems
7. Mechanisms of Injury
8. All-Hazard Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation
9. Initial Assessment of the Trauma Patient
10. Shock
11. Transfusion Therapy and Thromboprophylaxis
12. Emergency Department Diagnostic Modalities
13. Ultrasound in Trauma
14. Catheters and Tubes
15. Emergency Procedures in the Trauma Bay
16. Damage Control Surgery

SECTION TWO Management of Organ Systems
17. Neurologic Trauma
18. Soft Tissue Injuries of the Face
19. Facial Fractures I—Upper Facial Skeleton
20. Facial Fractures II—Maxillary, Midfacial, and Mandibular Fractures
21. Ophthalmic Injuries
22. Neck Injuries
23. Thoracic Trauma
24. Rib Fractures
25. Diaphragmatic Injury
26. Esophageal Trauma
27. Gastric Trauma
28. Pancreatic and Duodenal Traumas
29. Small Bowel Trauma
30. Liver and Biliary Tract Trauma
31. Splenic Trauma
32. Colon and Rectum Trauma
33. Renal Trauma
34. Genitourinary Tract Trauma
35. Genital and Perineal Trauma
36. Extremity Vascular Trauma
37. Abdominal Vascular Injury
38. Thermal, Chemical, and Cold Injuries

SECTION THREE Management of Orthopedic Injuries
39. Principles of Fractures and Dislocations
40. Complications of Musculoskeletal Trauma
41. Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum
42. Fractures and Dislocations of the Lower Extremity
43. Knee Ligament Injuries
44. Foot and Ankle Injuries
45. Upper Extremity Fractures and Dislocations
46. Hand Injuries and Infections
47. Fractures in Children
48. Bites

SECTION FOUR Management of Specific Populations
49. Trauma in the Pregnant Patient
50. Pediatric Trauma
51. Geriatric Trauma
52. Palliative Care in Trauma
53. Trauma-Informed Care
54. Anesthesia in Trauma
55. Cardiovascular Support and Management in the Intensive Care Unit
56. Special Considerations/Populations in Trauma

SECTION FIVE Trauma Critical Care
57. ECMO in Trauma
58. Bedside Procedures in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
59. Pulmonary Disorders
60. Disorders of Thermoregulation in the Intensive Care Unit
61. Disorders of Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes
62. Infection in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
63. Metabolism and Nutrition
64. Organ Donation and Management of the Organ Donor
65. Endovascular Techniques

Book Reviews

Review of the previous edition:
"I think the residents and the surgical faculty involved in the production of this handbook are to be congratulated. It is well done and is a worthwhile addition to the library of any department and to the personal library of any emergency physician or resident." —Annals of Emergency Medicine, review of previous edition

The Parkland Trauma Handbook,

Editors: Edited by Linda A. Dultz, MD, MPH, FACS, Caroline Park, MD and Nicole Lunardi, MD, MSPH

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