Emergent Management of Trauma, Third Edition
, by Bailitz, John; Bokhari, Faran; Scaletta, Thomas; Schaider, Jeffrey- ISBN: 9780071624343 | 0071624341
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/3/2011
The ONLY guide to comprehensively cover what the emergency physician must do for the trauma patient until admittance to the operating roomEmergent Management of Traumais a concise, yet comprehensive explanation of what an EM doctor must do to care for trauma patients before the acute care surgeon takes over. Using a logical outline format with hundreds of illustrations, the book covers the essential points of diagnosis, management, and disposition of the trauma patient.Features NEWchapter on Operative Considerations Concise and Complete: easy to read with hundreds of illustrations Comprehensive and Balanced: takes you from pre-hospital care through medical treatment and even into the OR with what to do to ensure smooth transition to surgical treatment Tells you what you need to know: bulleted lists provide clear rapid-access information on all trauma-related injuries Tells you what you need to do: includes step-by-step diagrams of key life saving procedures and discussion of what procedure is most appropriate for any given situationContent You Won't Find in any Other Resource: 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



