ABSTRACT
A large part of this topic is based on ATLS1 and APLS2 principles and so it pays to be familiar with the ATLS and APLS manuals or attend a course in the run up to the exam. Another useful resource for major trauma is the UK website www.trauma. org, while for practical orthopaedics a common reference is the Pocket Book of Orthopaedics and Fractures by R. McRae.3
