| Description |
x, 181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Series |
ABC series from BMJ |
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ABC series from BMJ
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| Contents |
1. Initial assessment and management - 1: primary survey -- 2. Initial assessment and management - 2: secondary survey -- 3. The upper airway -- 4. Chest injuries -- 5. Hypovolaemic shock -- 6. Head injuries -- 7. Maxillofacial injuries -- 8. Spine and spinal cord -- 9. The abdomen -- 10. The urinary tract -- 11. Limb injuries -- 12. Eye injuries -- 13. Medical problems -- 14. Radiological assessment -- 15. Role of the trauma nurse -- 16. Scoring systems for trauma -- 17. Handling distressed relatives and breaking bad news -- 18. Trauma in pregnancy -- 19. Paediatric trauma -- 20. Trauma in the elderly -- 21. Prehospital care -- 22. Transfer of the trauma patient -- 23. Management of severe burns -- 24. Chemical incidents -- 25. Blast and gunshot injuries -- 26. Trauma in hostile environments -- 27. Psychological trauma -- 28. Major incidents -- Index |
| Summary |
Comprehensive guide to management of the multiply injured person during the first two hours after arrival in the accident and emergency department. There are chapters in this edition on ophthalmic trauma, ENT trauma, managing trauma in places with limited resources, and intra-hospital transfer |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed.: 1996 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Emergency medicine.
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Traumatology.
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Wounds and injuries -- Treatment.
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Wounds and injuries.
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Therapeutics.
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Traumatology.
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Wounds and Injuries.
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Wounds and Injuries -- therapy.
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Emergencies.
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Emergency Medical Services -- methods.
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Multiple Trauma.
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Wounds and Injuries.
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| Author |
Driscoll, P. A. (Peter A.), 1955-
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Earlam, Richard.
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Skinner, David B. (David Bernt), 1935-
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| ISBN |
0727913786 (paperback) |
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