ABC of major trauma [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David V. Skinner, Peter A. Driscoll

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 220 pages ) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Disciplina: 617.1/026
• Soggetto topico: Wounds and injuries - Treatment
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SkinnerDavid V DriscollP. A <1955-> (Peter A.)
• Note generali: Previous edition: 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: List of Contributors, vii Foreword, xi Preface, xiii Acknowledgements, xv List of Abbreviations, xvii 1 Initial Assessment and Management: Primary Survey and Resuscitation, 1 David V. Skinner and Peter A. Driscoll 2 Initial Assessment and Management: Secondary Survey, 8 Rachael Pery-Johnston and David V. Skinner 3 The Upper Airway, 13 David Watson and Catherine Peters 4 Thoracic Trauma, 18 Andrew Blyth 5 Hypovolaemic Shock, 29 Jerry P. Nolan and Rick Pullinger 6 Head Injuries, 35 Lisa E. Munro-Davies 7 Maxillofacial Trauma, 44 Steve R. Watt-Smith, Sarah J. Wilson and Karen A. Eley 8 Spine and Spinal Cord Injury, 52 Andrew Swain and Andre Cromhout 9 Abdominal Trauma, 67 Munawar Al-Mudhaffar and Philip Hormbrey 10 The Urinary Tract, 71 Jaskarn Rai, Ajith Malalasekera, Timothy Terry and Anthony Deane 11 Limb Injuries, 78 Rohit Kotnis, Nigel Rossiter and Keith Willett 12 Eye Injuries, 85 John Elston and Andrew Gibson 13 Medical Problems in Trauma Patients, 90 Tom Hughes 14 Radiological Assessment, 97 James Rankine, David Nicholson, Peter A. Driscoll and Dominic Barron 15 Role of the Trauma Nurse, 101 Jill Hill 16 Scoring Systems for Trauma, 105 Maralyn Woodford 17 Handling Distressed Relatives and Breaking Bad News, 109 Chris A. J. McLauchlan 18 Trauma in Pregnancy, 116 Rebecca S. Black and Deborah J. Harrington 19 Paediatric Trauma, 119 John J. M. Black 20 Trauma in the Elderly, 134 Carl L. Gwinnutt and Michael A. Horan 21 Prehospital Trauma Care, 140 John J. M. Black 22 Transfer of the Trauma Patient, 152 Carl L. Gwinnutt and Alastair W. Wilson 23 Management of Severe Burns, 158 Oliver Fenton, Colin Robertson and Orla Austin 24 Chemical Incidents, 166 Virginia Murray 25 Ballistic Injury, 171 Rob Russell, Jon Clasper, Bruce Jenner, Timothy J. Hodgetts and Peter F. Mahoney 26 Trauma in Hostile Environments, 180 Mark Byers, Peter R. Davis, Timothy J. Hodgetts and Peter F. Mahoney 27 Psychological Trauma, 186 Martin P. Deahl 28 Major Incidents, 191 Lizle Blom and John J. M. Black 29 Trauma Systems in Developing Countries, 203 Douglas Wilkinson Index, 209
• Sommario/riassunto: Now updated to inlcude chapters on ENT trauma, ophthalmic trauma and intra-hospital transfer of trauma victims, this volume offers a comprehensive account of the early management of trauma victims.
• Titolo autorizzato: ABC of major trauma
• ISBN: 1-118-33230-X; 1-78539-335-9; 1-118-33232-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464105103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II