The UK has highly effective trauma systems and more individuals with major trauma are surviving than ever before. This book provides evidence based guidelines for the immediate clinical management of major trauma. It is written by clinicians with many years of trauma experience, and endorsed as authoritative by Trauma Care (UK). "This book can be recommended for the scope of presentations ranging from bedside procedures to organization for mass casualty situations. It is well written, and the reference lists and index are quite helpful. As noted, there may besome regional variation in prehospital practice. Nonetheless, this is an excellent overview of the pertinent issues." David J. Dries, MD(University of Minnesota Medical School).