Prehospital Trauma Care
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Prehospital Trauma Care

  1. 816 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Prehospital Trauma Care

About this book

Comprehensive in scope and content, Prehospital Trauma Care (PTC) covers all aspects of emergency medicine-triage assessment and treatment, anesthesia, intensive care, psychiatry, health and military disasters, burns, shock, and surgery.
Written by over 70 distinguished international experts representing Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Den

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Yes, you can access Prehospital Trauma Care by Eldar Soreide,Christopher M. Grande, Eldar Soreide, Christopher M. Grande in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Médecine & Médecine d'urgence et soins intensifs. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2001
Print ISBN
9780824705374
eBook ISBN
9780824741785
Edition
1
Topic
Médecine
Subtopic
Médecine d'urgence et soins intensifs

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Preface
  3. Foreword
  4. Foreword
  5. Introduction
  6. Contents
  7. Contributors
  8. Prehospital Trauma Care: Scope and Practice
  9. Prehospital Trauma Care: Demographics
  10. Mechanisms of Injury in Trauma
  11. The Role of the Physician in Prehospital Trauma Care
  12. The Role of the Transport Nurse in Prehospital Trauma Care
  13. The Role of the Paramedic in Prehospital Trauma Care
  14. Working in the Prehospital Environment: Safety Aspects and Teamwork
  15. Disasters and Mass Casualty Situations
  16. Research and Uniform Reporting
  17. Trauma Scoring
  18. Organization, Documentation, and Continuous Quality Improvement
  19. Initial Assessment, Triage, and Basic and Advanced Life Support
  20. Advanced Airway Management and Use of Anesthetic Drugs
  21. Oxygenation, Ventilation, and Monitoring
  22. Traumatic and Hemorrhagic Shock: Basic Pathophysiology and Treatment
  23. Prehospital Vascular Access for the Trauma Patient
  24. Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Fluids—When, What, and How Much?
  25. Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Use of Pneumatic Antishock Garment
  26. Surgical Procedures
  27. Hypothermia: Prevention and Treatment
  28. Analgesia, Sedation, and Other Pharmacotherapy
  29. Patients With Multiple Trauma, Including Head Injuries
  30. The Patient With Penetrating Injuries
  31. Prehospital Trauma Management of the Pediatric Patient
  32. Trauma in the Elderly
  33. The Pregnant Trauma Patient
  34. The Entrapped Patient
  35. Patients With Orthopedic Injuries
  36. Burns
  37. Emergency Management of Injury from the Release of Toxic Substances: Medical Aspects of the HAZMAT System
  38. Near-Drowning
  39. Accidental Hypothermia and Avalanche Injuries
  40. Diving Injuries and Hyperbaric Medicine
  41. Snake, Insect, and Marine Bites and Stings
  42. Helicopter Versus Ground Transport: When Is It Appropriate?
  43. Trauma in Rural and Remote Areas
  44. Trauma Care Support for Mass Events, Counterterrorism, and VIP Protection
  45. Patient Turnover: Arriving and Interacting in the Emergency Department
  46. Psychological Aspects, Debriefing
  47. Enhancing Patient Safety and Reducing Medical Error: The Role of Human Factors in Improving Trauma Care
  48. Back Cover