Trauma

by Skinner, David V.; Whimster, Fioner

• ISBN13: 9780340741016
• ISBN10: 0340741015
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-28
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers

Summary

The focus of this book is on safe, basic surgical practice in early post-injury which will be applicable to the trainee and practicing surgeon worldwide, including those working in relatively remote centers. The methods described are well-tried and up-to-date which employ readily availabletechnology. The amount of space allocated to a particular subject relates directly to its importance in surgical practice.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Organization of trauma care	p. 3
Initial urgent assessment and sychronous resuscitation	p. 11
Secondary assessment	p. 23
Airway management	p. 35
Trauma anaesthesia	p. 45
Management of thoracic injuries	p. 55
Intravenous fluid resuscitation	p. 73
Emergency neurosurgery	p. 85
Management of maxillofacial trauma	p. 109
Eye and adnexal trauma	p. 123
Abdominal trauma surgery	p. 135
Management of urological injuries	p. 147
Spinal trauma	p. 155
Extremity trauma	p. 171
Vascular trauma	p. 189
Intensive care of the trauma patient	p. 201
Paediatric trauma management	p. 215
Trauma in pregnancy and gynaecological trauma	p. 231
Trauma in the elderly	p. 239
Burn injury and its management	p. 247
Plastic surgery in the multiply-injured patient	p. 265
Essentials of rehabilitation	p. 273
Metabolic and physiological response to trauma	p. 287
Organ donation	p. 297
Injury prediction	p. 307
Injury severity and trauma scoring	p. 315
Injuries of war and terrorism	p. 325
Mass casualties and major incidents	p. 337
Index	p. 347
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