"Prehospital Trauma Life Support transformed the assessment and management of trauma patients in the field. The course has improved the quality of trauma patient care and has saved lives. This edition continues the mission to promote excellence in trauma patient management involved in delivery of prehospital care"-- Provided by publisher.

PHTLS : past, present, and future -- Golden principles, preferences, and critical thinking -- Shock: pathophysiology of life and death -- The physics of trauma -- Scene management -- Patient assessment and management -- Airway and ventilation -- Head trauma -- Spinal trauma -- Thoracic trauma -- Abdominal trauma -- Musculoskeletal trauma -- Burn injuries -- Pediatric trauma -- Geriatric trauma -- Injury prevention -- Disaster management -- Explosions and weapons of mass destruction -- Environmental trauma I : heat and cold -- Environmental trauma II : Lightning, drowning, diving, and altitude -- Wilderness trauma care -- Civilian tactical emergency medical support (TEMS) -- Glossary.