Featuring a succinct outline approach, numerous illustrations, and a presentation of concepts devoid of institutional bias, 'Emergent Management of Trauma' will prove to be indispensable for all trauma care practitioners, including attending and resident physicians, medical students, midlevel providers, nurses, and paramedics. Covering the essential points of diagnosis, management, and disposition of the trauma patient, 'Emergent Management of Trauma' is divided into six sections: Resuscitation Concepts - covers pre-hospital issues, hospital organization, patient evaluation, and 'ABC' interventions, Anatomic Areas of Injury - includes important management algorithms and covers major traumatic injuries literally from top to bottom, Extremity Trauma - oriented from hand to shoulder and then from hip to foot, Special Groups - focuses on trauma in children, pregnancy, and the elderly, Environmental Issues - covers temperature extremes as well as weapons of mass destruction, and, Useful Resources - offers procedure instructions, radiograph interpretation pearls, and a pertinent drug formulary.

• Binding : Paperback
• Language of Text : English
• Publication Year : 2010
• Number of Pages : 640
• Author : John Bailitz and Faran Bokhari
• Publisher : McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• ISBN : 9780071767279