Book excerpt: In this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest editor Dr. Sydney C. Butts brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Otolaryngologic Trauma. Top experts discuss a range of traumas, from pediatric to geriatric cases, including orbital fracture management; perioperative management of the head and neck trauma patient; nasal fractures: acute, subacute, and delayed management; temporal bone trauma; laryngeal trauma; and more. - Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including pediatric head and neck trauma; head and neck trauma in the geriatric population; management of complications and secondary deformity after mandible fracture repair; trauma as a public health issue: multidisciplinary approaches to understanding the impact of violence on head and neck trauma patients; soft tissue trauma: critical recognition and timing of intervention in emergency presentations; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on otolaryngologic trauma, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.