Trauma Secrets
2nd Edition
Published on 30. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-56053-506-5 (ISBN)
Description
"Trauma Secrets, 2/E" covers virtually every trauma condition. Information includes guidelines for use in the field and the emergency department, managing a wide array of specific trauma conditions, special types of injuries (lightning, hanging, radiation injuries, child abuse, etc.) as well as modalities of diagnosis and therapy (MRI, chest drain, lavage, arterial lines, etc.). This volume is an important resource in the field of trauma management.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Emergency Medicine Physicians, Surgical, Critical Care, Medical Emergency Medicine Physicians
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
25 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56053-506-5 (9781560535065)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Gideon Naude MBChB, FRCS (Edin), FRCS(Glasg), Chairman, Department of Surgery, Tuolumne General Hospital, Surgeon, Sonora Community Hospital, Sonora, California
Frederic S. Bongard MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles; UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Chief, Division of Trauma and Critical Care; Director of Surgical Education, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Demetrios Demetriades MD, PhD, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Frederic S. Bongard MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles; UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Chief, Division of Trauma and Critical Care; Director of Surgical Education, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Demetrios Demetriades MD, PhD, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Content
I. TRAUMA BASICS -Prehospital Trauma Care -Trauma Scoring Systems -Airway Management in Trauma -Shock and Resuscitation -Mechanisms of Wounding Ballistics -Hemodynamic Monitoring of Shock and Circulatory Dysfunction -Mechanical Ventilation II. HEAD AND NECK TRAUMA -Brain Injury -Maxillofacial Trauma -Traumatic Ophthalmologic Injuries -Ear, Nose, and Throat Injury -Penetrating Neck Injuries -Spinal Injuries III. THORACIC TRAUMA -Penetrating Chest Trauma -Blunt Chest Trauma IV. DIAPHRAGM AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA -Diaphragm Injuries -Principles of Abdominal Trauma -Abdominal Compartment Syndrome V. GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT -Liver and Biliary Injuries -Splenic Injuries -Gastric Injuries -Duodenal and Pancreatic Trauma -Traumatic Injuries to the Small Bowel, Colon, Rectum, and Anus VI. GENITOURINARY TRAUMA -Genitourinary Trauma VII. ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA -Soft Tissue Injuries in Pelvic Fractures -Orthopaedic Trauma VIII. VASCULAR TRAUMA -Vascular Trauma -Cervical Vascular Injuries -Deep Venous Thrombosis IX. Endocrinology -Endocrine Problems in Trauma X. SURGICAL ISSUES -Plastic Surgery -Surgical Nutrition XI. SPECIAL TYPES OF TRAUMA -Burns -Chemical Burns -Electrical Burns -Soft Tissue Injuries and Crush Syndrome -Hypothermia -Family Violence: Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Elder Abuse XII. SPECIAL POPULATIONS -Pediatric Trauma -Trauma during Pregnancy -Trauma in the Elderly -Alcohol and Acute Withdrawal -HIV/AIDS and Trauma XIII. DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES -Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Peritoneal Lavage in Injuries -Ultrasound in Trauma -Wound Exploration and Precautions in the Management of Trauma Patients XIV. POSTTRAUMATIC ISSUES -Psychiatric Aspects of Trauma XV. MISCELLANEOUS -Physical Diagnosis: Foreign Body and Evidence -A Potpourri of Trauma Questions