Dedication; Foreword; Preface: Trauma as a Team Sport; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Trauma Team Preparation; 1: The Genesis of Crew Resource Management: The NASA Experience; Humble Beginnings; A New Paradigm Is Born; Key Points; References; 2: Crisis Resource Management Training in Trauma; Introduction; The Case for CRM: Origins of Team Training in Aviation; CRM in Medicine: Principles, Limitations, and Frontiers; Human Factors in Trauma Care; Key Points; References; 3: Leadership Theories, Skills, and Application; Background; Understanding Good Leadership

Qualities of a Good Leader Strategies to Improve Leadership; Conclusions; Key Points; References; 4: Teamwork and Communication in Trauma; Introduction: Why Does Teamwork Matter?; What Does It Take to Create a Team?; Teamwork: Good and Bad; Team Leadership 101: The Shared Mental Model; Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say; Crisis Communication 101; Conclusions; Key Points; References; 5: Situational Awareness and Human Performance in Trauma; Introduction; Situational Awareness; Situational Awareness: Level 1; Situational Awareness: Level 2; Situational Awareness: Level 3

Factors Affecting Awareness and PerformanceAttention; Stress; Conclusions; Key Points; References; Part II: Trauma Team Design; 6: Paramedical and Nonmedical Personnel; Introduction; Key Points; References; 7: Transport Medicine; Introduction; Patient Considerations; Adequate Patient Preparation for Transport; Airway with C-Spine Control; Breathing; Circulation; Disability; Exposure; Patient Monitoring and Ongoing Resuscitation; Seamless Transition onto Receiving Medical Teams and Comprehensive Handover Procedures; Aeromedical Transport; Boyle's Law (P ∝ 1/V)

Dalton's Law (Total = Pressure 1 + Pressure 2 + ... Pressure n) Universal Gas Law (PV = nRT); Conclusions; Key Points; References; 8: Trauma Team Structure and Organization; Introduction; Team Members and Roles; Trauma Team Leader (TTL); Anesthesiology; Emergency Medicine Physician; Respiratory Therapy; General Surgery; Orthopedic Surgery; Neurosurgery; Circulating Nurses; Recording Nurses; Trauma Team Activation; The Trauma Bay; Trauma Team Function; Conclusions; Key Points; References; 9: Interprofessional Trauma Team Roles; Introduction; Leadership; Nursing Roles

Respiratory Therapist Roles Interdependence of Task Work; Conclusions; Key Points; References; 10: The Trauma Bay Environment; Introduction; General Design of a Trauma Resuscitation Area; Access to the Resuscitation Area; Patient Flow and Disposition; Surge Capacity; Decontamination; Communication; Control Center; Security Considerations; The Trauma Bay; Trauma Observation Unit Setup; Special Situations; Noise Discipline in Trauma Resuscitation; Resuscitation in the Operating Room; Hybrid Operating Rooms; Conclusions; Key Points; References