The Management of Major Trauma

by Robertson, Colin E.; Redmond, Anthony D.

• ISBN13: 9780192624482
• ISBN10: 0192624482
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-07-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Prompt, appropriate care of trauma patients can save lives and shorten recovery time. This book provides clear, concise guidance on the management of patients with multiple injury and major trauma during the first few hours of care. The advice is based upon clinical research experience of the two authors who have themselves provided such care. This second edition has been updated and reorganized to make the book more user-friendly and it includes new advances in the field. This practical guide will prove invaluable to all those responsible for the immediate management of trauma victims.

Table of Contents

General features of trauma and its primary management	p. 1
The epidemiology and measurement of trauma	p. 3
Initial reception, clinical assessment, and resuscitation	p. 27
System assessment	p. 43
Head injury	p. 45
Thoracic injury	p. 61
Abdominal injury	p. 79
Spinal and skeletal injury	p. 95
General principles	p. 111
Shock and the metabolic response to trauma	p. 113
Volume replacement and blood transfusion	p. 121
Transfer of the trauma patient	p. 145
Practical procedures; and a note on last things	p. 153
Practical procedures	p. 155
Last things	p. 181
Appendix	p. 187
Index	p. 189
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