Key Topics in Trauma
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-85996-175-9 (ISBN)
Description
Key Topics in Trauma covers the major aspects of injury management suitable for doctors involved in the care of trauma patients. This volume covers all the common problems likely to be encountered adopting a problem-based approach, making the book an ideal study aid. This book will be particularly useful to doctors taking postgraduate exams and to nurses and physiotherapists involved in trauma care.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85996-175-9 (9781859961759)
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Content
Abdominal injuries; Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS); Aeromedical evacuation; Amputation: surgical; Amputation: traumatic; Anaesthesia; Analgesia; Antibiotic therapy; Blast injuries; Brachial plexus injuries; Brainstem death and organ transplantation; Capnography; Cardiac trauma; Cervical spine injuries; Classification of fractures; Compartment syndrome; Controlled hypotension; Degloving injuries; Dislocation: ankle; Dislocation: hip; Dislocation: shoulder; Education; Elbow injuries; Emergency thoracotomy; Entonox; Epidermiology; Fat embolism; Foot injuries; Genito-urinary trauma; Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS); Gunshot injuries; Hand injuries; Head injuries; Hepatitis B and C; High pressure injection injuries; Human and animal bites; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Imaging; Infection prophylaxis: tetanus and clostridium; Injury patterns; Intraosseous needles; Intravenous fluids; Invasive monitoring; Ketamine; Knee injuries; Laryngeal fractures; Local blocks (regional anaesthesia); Long bone fractures; Major vascular trauma; Maxillofacial trauma; Medico-legal aspects of trauma; Metabolic response to trauma; Missed fractures; Myositis ossificans; Nailbed injuries; Non-accidental injury to children (NAI); Occular trauma; Paediatric trauma; Pathological fractures; Pelvic trauma; Penetrating trauma; Peripheral nerve injuries; Personal protection equipment (PPE); Pneumatic Anti-shock garment (PASG/MAST suit); Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Pregnancy and trauma; Preventable deaths; Pulse oximetry; Rehabilitation; Shock; Soft tissue injuries; Splintage; Sports injuries; Time critical trauma; Thoracic and lumbar epidurals; Thoracic trauma; Thoraco-lumbar spine injuries; Tournequets; Trauma scoring; Trauma teams; Triage; United Kingdom Trauma outcomes; (Deep) Venous thrombosis; Vascular access; Whiplash injuries; Wrist injuries.