Download or read book Trauma Care Manual written by Ian Greaves and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-11-28 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trauma Care Manual was first published in 2000, and was the first evidence-based manual of best trauma practice. Now in its second edition, it continues to offer clear and practical guidelines for the management of victims of major trauma, reflecting current practice in the United Kingdom and Europe.The second edition benefits from an increase
Download or read book The Trauma Manual written by Andrew B. Peitzman and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2008 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thoroughly updated Third Edition of this popular and widely used pocket reference guides the trauma team through every aspect of patient care after injury and before, during, and after acute care surgery—from prehospital care, to resuscitation, treatment of specific organ injuries, priorities in intensive care, and management of special situations. Designed for rapid, on-the-spot information retrieval, this manual will be a staple reference in emergency departments and trauma centers. Flow charts, algorithms, sequential lists, and tables throughout facilitate quick clinical decision-making. More than 200 illustrations demonstrate specific injuries and procedures. Appendices include organ injury scales, tetanus prophylaxis recommendations, and frequently used forms.
Download or read book Manual of Clinical Trauma Care written by Susan Budassi Sheehy and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MANUAL OF CLINICAL TRAUMA CARE: THE FIRST HOUR focuses on improving emergency assessment and intervention for the immediate care of trauma patients, which is critical to the patient's survival. This volume is designed to build specialized assessment skills emphasizing physiology and pathophysiology, mechanisms of injury and history procurement, with information presented in a practical, quick-reference format. The third edition has been thoroughly updated to include new technologies and current trauma statistics and to focus attention on new issues like shifting hospital systems and community education and prevention. New chapters cover the model trauma system, hospital systems of care, and interpersonal violence. · Uses the team approach to promote cooperation among physicians, paramedics, nurses, radiology technicians, respiratory therapists, surgeons, and other trauma team members · Gives trauma care providers a broader knowledge of the causes of disease, as well as greater understanding of the body in motion · Focuses on the physiology and pathophysiology of injury to encourage critical thinking · Serves as a quick-and-ready reference for specific trauma care skills such as interosseous infusion and emergency thoracotomy, and revises trauma management · Includes numerous tables, boxes, and mnemonic devices to improve retention NEW FEATURES: · Provides a timely new chapter on interpersonal violence that helps emergency personnel confidently and appropriately identify and assess at-risk patients, plan for the patient's safety, provide resources and referrals, and when necessary, begin a legal intervention process · Includes a new chapter that gives an historical overview of the beginning and continual evolution of emergency care. Provides new triage guidelines to help practitioners determine which patients need the most immediate care · Offers a new chapter on hospital systems that clearly explains the difference between trauma centers and specialty trauma centers and dispenses key information on documentation, qualifications, stress management, and quality improvement · Provides an expanded Mechanism of Injury chapter that addresses a wider audience of health care providers, helping those who are not the first responders to know precisely what questions to ask of the initial care team
Download or read book Trauma and Emergency Health Care Manual written by Kuubiere and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book entitled Trauma and emergency health care manual: a guide for nursing and medical students is a training tool used at School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) skills laboratory to train nursing and medical students on the basics of emergency health care and management. The expatiation on key emergency or first aid areas such as motor accidents, clothing and helmet removal, functions of a First aider, wounds and fracture management, sepsis and management of infections, resuscitation for both adults and children, poisons, stings and bites are essential for emergency practices in nursing and medical training in Ghana. Emergency care for nurses and medical doctors is a big challenge in the various health facilities in Ghana as almost on daily bases health professionals are confronted with one emergency situation or another due to road traffic or domestic accidents. This book is meant to provide a fundamental learning tool for nursing and medical students who happen to be front line medical team members during emergencies.
Download or read book Manual of Definitive Surgical Trauma Care 3E written by Kenneth D Boffard and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manual of Definitive Surgical Trauma Care is an essential manual for all trainee and qualified surgeons. It covers every aspect of surgical trauma care.Provides clear access to all necessary information, from theory of injury through to individual organ system injury and resources such as injury scoringProvides clear surgical guidance on how to dea
Download or read book The Trauma Manual written by Andrew B. Peitzman and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2002 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thoroughly updated Second Edition of this popular and widely used pocket reference guides the trauma team through every aspect of patient care after injury--from prehospital care, to resuscitation, treatment of specific organ injuries, priorities in intensive care, and management of special situations. Designed for rapid, on-the-spot information retrieval, The Trauma Manual, Second Edition will be a staple reference in emergency departments. Flow charts, algorithms, sequential lists, and tables throughout facilitate quick clinical decision-making. More than 100 illustrations demonstrate specific injuries and procedures. Appendices include injury scales, tetanus prophylaxis recommendations, commonly used formulae and values, and frequently used forms. This edition includes a new chapter on commonly missed injuries and common pitfalls.
Download or read book Basic Emergency Care Approach to the Acutely Ill and Injured written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed by WHO and the International Committee of the Red Cross in collaboration with the International Federation for Emergency Medicine Basic Emergency Care (BEC): Approach to the acutely ill and injured is an open-access training course for frontline healthcare providers who manage acute illness and injury with limited resources. BEC teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention saves lives. It includes modules on: the ABCDE and SAMPLE history approach trauma difficulty in breathing shock and altered mental status. The practical skills section covers the essential time-sensitive interventions for these key acute presentations. The BEC package includes a Participant Workbook and electronic slide decks for each module. BEC integrates the guidance from WHO Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) for children WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children WHO Integrated Management of Pregnancy and Childbirth and the Integrated Management of Adult/Adolescent Illness (IMAI).
Download or read book Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics written by Kate Curtis and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 1472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of clinical procedures and issues encountered in contemporary emergency care in Australia and New Zealand. Written by leading academics and clinicians, this fully revised and updated edition follows the patient’s journey from pre-hospital retrieval to definitive care. With a strong focus on multidisciplinary care, this evidence-based emergency and trauma resource will appeal to pre-hospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency nurses and allied health professionals, as well as disaster management and interfacility transport staff. Essential concepts are covered in a logical order, commencing with: An introduction to emergency professions and professional issues Clinical and health systems Patient presentations ordered by body system as well as toxicology, envenomation, ocular, environmental emergencies and unique population groups Major trauma assessment and management and end-of-life care information and considerations. Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics 2e continues to be the pre-eminent resource for students preparing to enter the emergency environment and for clinicians seeking a greater understanding of multidisciplinary care from retrieval through to rehabilitation. A cultural safety approach is included throughout - addressing cultural diversity, beliefs and values and focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Mãori health Essentials outline the main points addressed in each chapter Practice tips throughout assist with communication skills, procedures and assessment Case studies are supported by questions and answers to encourage active learning New online resources available on Evolve, including over 30 new case studies with paramedic-specific questions. Highlighted skills - cross references to the Clinical Skills chapter throughout text Over 30 new case studies Patient journey from pre-hospital and emergency-specific case studies Critical thinking questions at the end of chapters Chapter 35 Obstetric emergencies now includes 'Supporting a normal birth'.
Download or read book The Trauma Manual Trauma and Acute Care Surgery written by Andrew B. Peitzman and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No member of the emergency room or trauma ward physician should be without this 4th edition of The Trauma Manual: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Designed to be used as a quick reference, this multidisciplinary pocket guide addresses all areas of trauma and emergency surgery with a list of key points at the end of each chapter. In addition to a new section on the intensive care unit and an extended section on surgical emergencies, this manual also covers GI hemorrhage, hernias, bowel obstruction, pancreatitis, biliary tract disease, and other surgical challenges faced by trauma and emergency surgery personnel. Organized in a chronological fashion following the usual events and phases of care after injury or acute surgical illness, this user-friendly manual is one guide every trauma surgeon, surgical resident, surgical critical care specialist, emergency medicine physician, and emergency or trauma nurse, will want to keep close by. NEW TO THIS EDITION * Additional section on the intensive care unit * Extended section on surgical emergencies * 5 new chapters covering: - Acute respiratory failure - Cardiovascular disease and monitoring - Multiple organ dysfunction - Soft tissue infections - The role of laparoscopy in emergency surgery
Download or read book Trauma Care Pre Hospital Manual written by Ian Greaves and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book provides evidence based guidelines for the immediate clinical management of major trauma.It has been written by clinicians with many years of trauma experience, and endorsed as authoritative by Trauma Care (UK). The UK now has highly effective trauma systems. Clinical developments include the introduction of damage control resuscitation, tranexamic acid, blood product resuscitation, novel hybrid resuscitation and an emphasis on the control of major external haemorrhage as part of a new ABCDE approach. Consequently, more individuals with major trauma are surviving than ever before. Optimal pre-hospital care is essential for improved survival rates and reduced morbidity.
Download or read book Trauma Care Pre Hospital Manual written by Ian Greaves and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book provides evidence based guidelines for the immediate clinical management of major trauma.It has been written by clinicians with many years of trauma experience, and endorsed as authoritative by Trauma Care (UK). The UK now has highly effective trauma systems. Clinical developments include the introduction of damage control resuscitation, tranexamic acid, blood product resuscitation, novel hybrid resuscitation and an emphasis on the control of major external haemorrhage as part of a new ABCDE approach. Consequently, more individuals with major trauma are surviving than ever before. Optimal pre-hospital care is essential for improved survival rates and reduced morbidity.
Download or read book Trauma written by Eric Legome and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trauma: A Comprehensive Emergency Medicine Approach is a fully illustrated, interdisciplinary overview of trauma. Using both evidence-based approaches and a practical understanding of the emergency department, it gives a broad and in-depth review of trauma care. The entire spectrum of trauma presentations is reviewed from minor soft-tissue injuries through to major life-threatening conditions. Written by over 50 expert contributors, it gives concrete and practical recommendations for evaluation, treatment, consultation and disposition decisions on both common and unusual conditions. Extensive use of photographs, illustrations and key information boxes is used to make the material accessible. Additional sections provide an overview of multiple other issues relating to emergency management of trauma including administrative, nursing, research and legal matters. This book provides an essential reference for anyone who is called upon to provide acute trauma care in the emergency department.
Download or read book TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE MANUAL written by WOMBEOGO AND KUUBIERE and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book entitled Trauma and emergency health care manual: a guide for nursing and medical students is a training tool used at School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) skills laboratory to train nursing and medical students on the basics of emergency health care and management. The expatiation on key emergency or first aid areas such as motor accidents, clothing and helmet removal, functions of a First aider, wounds and fracture management, sepsis and management of infections, resuscitation for both adults and children, poisons, stings and bites are essential for emergency practices in nursing and medical training in Ghana. Emergency care for nurses and medical doctors is a big challenge in the various health facilities in Ghana as almost on daily bases health professionals are confronted with one emergency situation or another due to road traffic or domestic accidents. This book is meant to provide a fundamental learning tool for nursing and medical students who happen to be front line medical team members during emergencies.
Download or read book First Responder s Manual of Prehospital Trauma Care written by D. Vyas and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Responder's Manual of Prehospital Trauma Care is an easy to use education tool for all the conscientious citizens willing to serve their fellow companions in an adverse scenario of trauma and emergency. The manual’s target audience is firemen, safety officers, policemen, teachers, nurses, drivers, emergency room staffs, medical and nursing students, surgery residents and surgeons. The founders of the book have stressed on the issues related to trauma, which are described in a simple and understandable language. It is basic but descriptive resource for layperson’s first responders, describing practical advice for the best care. The focus of the manual is to educate people on the best standard of care in the prehospital settings and to learn methods of improvisation. The authors have stressed on regularly confronted trauma situations in critical care through chapters on shock, airway and circulation.
Download or read book Trauma Care Manual written by Ian Greaves and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-11-28 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trauma Care Manual 3e is the definitive evidence-based manual of best trauma practice. Now in its third edition, this valuable book continues to provide clear practical guidelines for the management of victims of major trauma. New coverage includes chapters on abdominal and urological trauma, aswell as trauma in the obese patient. Also included is coverage of pre-hospital management; trauma centres, sytems & teams; modern trauma resuscitation; trauma physiology & metabolism; damage control surgery. Written by members of Trauma Care, this book offers a nationally accepted set of standards for good practice.
Download or read book Prehospital Trauma Care written by Eldar Soreide and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-07-27 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive in scope and content, Prehospital Trauma Care (PTC) covers all aspects of emergency medicine-triage assessment and treatment, anesthesia, intensive care, psychiatry, health and military disasters, burns, shock, and surgery. Written by over 70 distinguished international experts representing Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Den
Download or read book The Emergency Medicine Trauma Handbook written by Alex Koyfman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability around the world, and the leading cause of death in those aged under forty-five years. Conditions such as airway obstruction, hemorrhage, pneumothorax, tamponade, bowel rupture, vascular injury, and pelvic fracture can cause death if not appropriately diagnosed and managed. This essential book provides emergency physicians with an easy-to-use reference and source for traumatic injury evaluation and management in the Emergency Department. It covers approaches to common, life-threatening, and traumatic diseases in the Emergency Department, for use on shift and as a reference for further learning. Each chapter includes a succinct overview of common traumatic injuries, with evaluation and management pearls and pitfalls. Highly illustrated with images from one of the busiest trauma centers in the US, and featuring expert contributions from a diverse set of attending physicians, this is an essential text for all emergency medicine practitioners.
