A survey of trauma and its medical and surgical management, which attempts to provide a critical review of the worldwide pandemic of trauma, its causes and early management. The mechanisms of injury and the physiological responses to trauma are discussed and retrieval and trauma scoring are re-examined. Surgical intervention is described on a regional basis. Up-to-date accounts of burns management, intensive care, anaesthesia and cardiopulmonary resuscitation following injury. Special attention is devoted to trauma in children and in pregnancy and to the surgical response to urban terrorism.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
colour illustrations, index
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Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 189 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-433-35502-1 (9780433355021)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Trauma; the problem and some solutions; mechanisms of injury in road traffic accidents; mechanisms of injury in bomb blasts and explosions; shock and blood volume replacement; the metabolic response to trauma; post-traumatic pulmonary dysfunction; assessing the severity of trauma; retrieval of accident victims; resuscitation following multiple injuries; blunt injuries to the chest; blunt abdominal injuries; penetrating injuries to chest and abdomen; urinary tract trauma; head injuries; spinal injuries; maxillofacial injuries; long bone and pelvic fractures; peripheral vascular injuries; injuries to the hand; management of burns; injuries to children; basic wound care and tetanus prophylaxis; reconstructive techniques after skin loss; intensive care; major accident procedures; surgery of urban terrorism; the organ donor.
