Trauma (Major)

Principles of major trauma management.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Emergency MedicineSurgeryCritical Care

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG39]: Major trauma: assessment and initial management
National
NICE guideline [NG40]: Major trauma: service delivery
National
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Major Blunt Trauma
Local
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Major Blunt Trauma
Local
Assessment and management of chest trauma - Major Trauma: Assessment and Initial Management (NICE Guideline NG39, Full Guideline)
Local
Fractures (complex): assessment and management (NICE Guideline NG37)
Local
Major trauma: assessment and initial management - NICE guideline [NG39]
Local
Major Trauma: Assessment and Initial Management (NICE Guideline NG39, Full Guideline)
Local
NICE Guideline [NG40]: Major trauma: service delivery
Local
Prevention of Surgical Site Infections After Major Extremity Trauma: Clinical Practice Guideline
Local
Standard Treatment Guidelines-Major Trauma (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India)
Local
The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma (sixth edition)
Local