ABC of Major Trauma

Prehospital care is a growing area in medicine, and emergency treatments are becoming more sophisticated as the potential to save lives grow. This fourth edition of the ABC of Major Trauma has been thoroughly updated and includes new chapters on nuclear and biological emergencies. Each chapter gives concise and clear guidance and is accompanied by excellent photographs and diagrams.
Edited and written by leading UK trauma authorities, this is a truly comprehensive and practical book for everyday use by emergency medicine staff, nurses, hospital doctors, paramedics, and ambulance services.

Spis treści:
1 Initial assessment and management – 1: primary survey.
2 Initial assessment and management – 2: secondary survey.
3 The upper airway.
4 Chest injuries.
5 Artificial blood.
6 CT head scanning.
7 Maxillofacial trauma.
8 Spine and spinal cord injury.
9 The abdomen.
10 The urinary tract.
11 Limb injuries.
12 Eye injuries.
13 Medical problems.
14 Radiological assessment.
15 Role of the trauma nurse.
16 Scoring systems for trauma.
17 Handling distressed relatives and breaking bad news.
18 Trauma in pregnancy.
19 Paediatric trauma.
20 Trauma in the elderly.
21 Pre–hospital care.
22 Transfer of the trauma patient.
23 Management of severe burns.
24 Chemical, nuclear and biological trauma.
25 Blast and gunshot injuries.
26 Trauma in hostile environments.
27 Psychological trauma.
28 Major incidents.
29 Trauma management systems in developing countries

Nota biograficzna:
David Skinner, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Peter Driscoll, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital

Okładka tylna:
Prehospital care is a growing area in medicine, and emergency treatments are becoming more sophisticated as the potential to save lives grow. This fourth edition of the ABC of Major Trauma has been thoroug hly updated and includes new chapters on nuclear and biological emergencies. Each chapter gives concise and clear guidance and is accompanied by excellent photographs and diagrams.
Edited and written by leading UK trauma authorities, this is a truly comprehensive and practical book for everyday use by emergency medicine staff, nurses, hospital doctors, paramedics, and ambulance services.