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A concise yet comprehensive guide to trauma evaluation and management covering the full scope of injuries
"This is a worthy update to the previous edition published 10 years ago. It is a helpful, quick introduction for students or a procedural pocket guide for emergency department practitioners. 3 Stars."-- Doody's Review Service
Featuring a succinct outline approach, numerous illustrations, and a presentation of concepts devoid of institutional bias, Emergent Management of Trauma will prove to be indispensable for all trauma care practitioners, including attending and resident physicians, medical students, midlevel providers, nurses, and paramedics.
Covering the essential points of diagnosis, management, and disposition of the trauma patient, Emergent Management of Trauma is divided into six sections:
Resuscitation Concepts: covers prehospital issues, hospital organization, patient evaluation, and "ABC" interventions Anatomic Areas of Injury: includes important management algorithms and covers major traumatic injuries literally from top to bottom Extremity Trauma: oriented from hand to shoulder and then from hip to foot Special Groups: focuses on trauma in children, pregnancy, and the elderly Environmental Issues: covers temperature extremes as well as weapons of mass destruction Useful Resources: offers procedure instructions, radiograph interpretation pearls, and a pertinent drug formularyTable of Contents
Part I Management Concepts |
Chapter 1 Prehospital Issues |
Chapter 2 Hospital Organization |
Chapter 3 Patient Evaluation |
Chapter 4 Airway Management |
Chapter 5 Shock |
Chapter 6 Fluids |
Chapter 7 Operative Considerations |
Part II Anatomic Areas of Injury |
Chapter 8 Head |
Chapter 9 Eye |
Chapter 10 Face |
Chapter 11 Spine |
Chapter 12 Neck |
Chapter 13 Chest (Blunt) |
Chapter 14 Chest (Penetrating) |
Chapter 15 Abdomen (Blunt) |
Chapter 16 Abdomen (Penetrating) |
Chapter 17 Pelvis |
Chapter 18 Genitourinary |
Part III Extremity Trauma |
Chapter 19 Soft Tissue |
Chapter 20 Hand |
Chapter 21 Wrist |
Chapter 22 Forearm |
Chapter 23 Elbow |
Chatper 24 Humerus |
Chapter 25 Shoulder and Clavicle |
Chapter 26 Hip and Femur |
Chapter 27 Knee |
Chapter 29 Leg and Ankle |
Chapter 30 Foot |
Part IV Special Groups |
Chapter 31 Children |
Chapter 32 Pregnant Patients |
Chapter 33 The Elderly |
Part V Environmental Issues |
Chapter 34 Burns |
Chapter 35 Near Drowning |
Chapter 36 Temperature Extremes |
Chapter 37 Terrorism Preparedness |
Chapter 38 Nuclear Events |
Chapter 39 Biologic Events |
Chapter 40 Chemical Events |
Part VI Useful Resources |