Trauma Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer Health,
2004.
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| Series: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- The Trauma Handbook of The Massachusetts General Hospital; Contents; Contributing Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; I Organizational Issues; A Brief History of Trauma Surgery; Trauma Systems and Injury Severity Scoring; Prehospital Care and Transport; Organization of the Emergency Department and Trauma Team; Disaster Planning; II Immediate Care; Initial Evaluation and Resuscitation: Primary Survey and Immediate Resuscitation; The Trauma Airway; Secondary Survey Evaluation of the Trauma Patient; Unique Critical Care Issues Related to Trauma; Transfusion and Coagulation Issues in Trauma.
- Initial Evaluation and Management of the Burn PatientTrauma Anesthesia; Prevention Strategies: Thromboembolic Complications, Alcohol Withdrawal, Infection and Gastrointestinal Bleeding; III Evaluation and Management of Specific Injuries; Nervous System 1: Head Injury; Nervous System 2: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Injuries; Evaluation and Acute Management of Maxillofacial Trauma; Ocular and Adnexal Trauma; Neck Injuries; Chest Trauma 1: Chest Wall, Pleural Space, and Lung Parenchyma; Chest Trauma 2: Tracheobronchial and Esophageal Injuries.
- Chest Trauma 3: Blunt and Penetrating Injuries to the Heart and Central VesselsVascular Trauma 1: Cervicothoracic Vascular Trauma; Vascular Trauma 2: Abdominal Vascular Injuries; Vascular Trauma 3: Peripheral Vascular Injuries; Abdominal Trauma 1: Diagnostic Techniques; Abdominal Trauma 2: Diaphragm and Abdominal Wall; Abdominal Trauma 3: Hepatic and Biliary Tract Injuries; Abdominal Trauma 4: Splenic Injuries; Abdominal Trauma 5: Injuries to the Pancreas and Duodenum; Abdominal Trauma 6: Hollow Viscus Injuries; Abdominal Trauma 7: Damage Control and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.
- Genitourinary TraumaOrthopedic Trauma 1: Spine Fractures; Orthopedic Trauma 2: Pelvic Fractures; Orthopedic Trauma 3: Extremity Fractures; Hand Injuries; Techniques of Soft Tissue Reconstruction; IV Special Considerations; Pediatric Trauma 1: Resuscitation and Initial Evaluation; Pediatric Trauma 2: Definitive Care; Considerations in the Pregnant Woman; Geriatric Trauma; Trauma Radiology; Organ and Tissue Procurement in Trauma; Psychiatric Issues in Trauma; Rehabilitation of the Trauma Patient; Medicolegal Considerations and Duties; Subject Index.