Oxford Desk Reference - Major Trauma

NOTE EDITORE

The Oxford Desk Reference: Major Trauma is the missing link between basic trauma management and advanced specialist care. Advanced Trauma Life Support courses have revolutionised trauma care in the last 3 decades, but there is little advice for the key decision makers in trauma care once the primary and secondary surveys are complete. This volume is a practical and evidence-based desk reference, giving a comprehensive walk-through from the initial phases of injury, through key decision-making in the resuscitation room, to surgical principles and rehabilitation. Including chapters on damage control, ballistic and blast injuries, and bariatric trauma, this text covers all the main areas of trauma care necessary for the trauma specialist in the 21st Century. The Oxford Desk Reference emphasises practical help but also covers the evidence and science behind trauma management. It includes the most up-to-date guidance from national bodies making recommendations for trauma care, using an international team of contributing authors. This book will become an essential tool for everyday use in the management of trauma.

SOMMARIO

1 - Introduction2 - Pre-hospital emergency care3 - Initial assessment4 - The trauma team5 - Airway management in trauma6 - Assessment of breathing - thoracic injuries7 - Circulation and shock8 - Head injuries9 - The role of radiology in trauma10 - Tertiary survey11 - Spinal injuries12 - Abdominal trauma13 - Pelvic trauma14 - Limb injuries15 - Crush injuries16 - Vascular trauma17 - Eye trauma18 - Maxillofacial trauma19 - The role of damage control surgery in multi-trauma patients20 - Paediatric trauma21 - Trauma in pregnancy22 - Burn injuries23 - Penetrating trauma24 - Blast and ballistic injury25 - Chemical, biological, and radiation injuries26 - Critical care issues in trauma27 - Trauma retrieval28 - Psychological aspects of trauma29 - Rehabilitation after trauma30 - Commonly missed injuries31 - Research in trauma32 - Bariatric trauma33 - Major incidents

AUTORE

Jason Smith qualified in medicine from Newcastle University in 1992, and has since pursued a career as a Medical Officer in the Royal Navy. He underwent training in emergency medicine in London, Plymouth and Sydney, before being appointed as a Consultant in Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, and has extensive operational trauma experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. His current research interests include pain in emergency patients and the management of blast injuries. Ian Greaves qualified at the University of Birmingham Medical School in 1986. He trained in General Medicine and Emergency Medicine, joined the British Army and was appointed Consultant in 1997. He was appointed to Visiting Professor in Emergency Medicine at the University of Teesside in 2002. He is author or editor of several books and numerous chapters and papers on Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Pre-hospital Care. He is Chairman of the Research Committee, Member of the Speciality Advisory Board and Member of the Management Board of the Faculty of Pre-hospital Care. Keith Porter is a Consultant Trauma Surgeon and an Immediate Care Practitioner. Qualifying originally in London but doing much of his higher surgical training in the West Midlands, he was originally appointed Consultant Trauma Surgeon at the Birmingham Accident Hospital in 1986. With changes in hospital practice he is now Senior Trauma Surgeon at University Hospital Birmingham. He is also an active immediate care practitioner working both in urban practice in Birmingham and also in rural practice in Hereford & Worcester. He is the Medical Director of the West Midlands Central Accident Resuscitation (CARE) team and actively involved in both the delivery of pre-hospital care and education within the region.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780199543328
• Collana: Oxford Desk Reference Series
• Dimensioni: 248 x 35.8 x 177 mm Ø 1343 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: Various black and white line drawings, photos and tables
• Pagine Arabe: 604