Essentials of Trauma Nursing, 2nd Edition is a textbook with the purpose of reviewing Epidemiology/Etiology of Trauma, Key Components of Trauma Care System, Initial Assessment of the Trauma Patient, Shock, Head Injury, Eye/Maxillofacial/Neck Trauma, Thoracic Trauma, Abdominal Trauma, Spinal Trauma, Musculoskeletal Trauma, Burn and Cold Trauma, Trauma in the Pregnant Woman, Pediatric Trauma, Geriatric Trauma, The Bariatric Trauma Patient, Psychosocial Considerations, Disaster Management, Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation, and Nursing Care of the Recovering Trauma Patient.