Overview

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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Ian Greaves ,  Derek Burke ,  K Porter ,  K. Porter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Informa Healthcare
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781859961759

ISBN 10:   1859961754
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   15 June 1997
Audience:   Adult education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

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.

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