Langbeschreibung
The Trauma Care Manual 3e is the definitive evidence-based manual of best trauma practice. Now in its third edition, this valuable book continues to provide clear practical guidelines for the management of victims of major trauma. New coverage includes chapters on abdominal and urological trauma, aswell as trauma in the obese patient. Also included is coverage of pre-hospital management; trauma centres, sytems & teams; modern trauma resuscitation; trauma physiology & metabolism; damage control surgery. Written by members of Trauma Care, this book offers a nationally accepted set of standards for good practice.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface to the Third EditionList of ContributorsGlossaryAcknowledgementsChapter 1. The Trauma EpidemicChapter 2. Mechanism of InjuryChapter 3. TriageChapter 4. Pre-Hospital CareChapter 5. Trauma Systems, Centres and TeamsChapter 6. Patient AssessmentChapter 7. Trauma Physiology and MetabolismChapter 8. Catastrophic HaemorrhageChapter 9. Airway ManagementChapter 10. Thoracic TraumaChapter 11. Shock ManagementChapter 12. Damage Control SurgeryChapter 13. Head InjuryChapter 14. Maxillofacial TraumaChapter 15. Ophthalmological TraumaChapter 16. Spinal InjuriesChapter 17. Abdominal and genitourinary traumaChapter 18. Vascular TraumaChapter 19. Musculoskeletal TraumaChapter 20. Radiology.Chapter 21. Infection in TraumaChapter 22. Injuries in ChildrenChapter 23. Trauma in WomenChapter 24. Trauma in the ElderlyChapter 25. Firearms, Ballistics and Gunshot woundsChapter 26. Blast InjuriesChapter 27. Injuries Due to Burns and ColdChapter 28. CBRN and the Trauma VictimChapter 29. Care of the Obese Trauma PatientChapter 30. Analgesia and AnaesthesiaChapter 31. Intensive Care Management of Major TraumaChapter 32. Patient TransferChapter 33. Psychological Aspects of TraumaChapter 34. Rehabilitation after TraumaChapter 35. Trauma Scoring Systems and Their ApplicationChapter 36. Transplantation and Organ DonationAppendix A. Viscoelastic Haemostatic Assays