This hands-on reference - based on the acclaimed skill and expertise of the Shock Trauma Center at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) - is designed to help users make effective diagnostic decisions and begin lifesaving measures quickly and confidently. Eight comprehensive sections outline the steps necessary to handle virtually every type of critical care situation, including initial evaluation, systems injury, shock, systems failure, infection, nutritional support, and monitoring. Separate chapters focus on special considerations such as pediatric trauma, trauma nursing, burns, hyperbaric therapy, and problems related to the dying patient.
This hands-on reference - based on the acclaimed skill and expertise of the Shock Trauma Center at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) - is designed to help users make effective diagnostic decisions and begin lifesaving measures quickly and confidently. Eight comprehensive sections outline the steps necessary to handle virtually every type of critical care situation, including initial evaluation, systems injury, shock, systems failure, infection, nutritional support, and monitoring. Separate chapters focus on special considerations such as pediatric trauma, trauma nursing, burns, hyperbaric therapy, and problems related to the dying patient.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 203 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-8342-0261-0 (9780834202610)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Priorities management (protocols); respiratory assessment and stabilization; cardiovascular assessment and stablization; central nervous system assessment and stabilization; evaluation checklist of the trauma patient; trauma radiology; transfusion; anaesthetic considerations; head and neck injuries; thoracic injuries; abdominal and pelvic injuries; central nervous system injuries; extremity injuries; practical management of shock; paediatric trauma; trauma nursing; burns; hyperbaric therapy; cerebral dysfunction; pulmonary insufficiency and complications; cardiac insufficiency; renal insufficiency; hepatic insufficiency; stress gastrointestinal ulceration; multiple organ failure syndrome; electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities; alcohol and other drug-induced problems; infection control and management; nutritional support of the critically ill patient; metabolic and physiologic monitoring; problems related to the dying patient.
