Synopses & Reviews
This ABC is a comprehensive guide to the management of the multiply injured patient during the first two hours after injury. All life threatening problems are dealt with, the chapters being written by experts in various specialities and those who have day-to-day experience of treating patients with trauma in the accident and emergency department. Also covered are subjects related to the handling of accident victims and their transport to hospital and how to deal with major accidents.
The didactic approach is well suited to the subject as practical guidance must be clear and definite to avoid delay in urgent treatment. The editors and many of the contributors have been strongly influenced by the Advanced Trauma Life Support Programme of the American College of Surgeons, which was introduced in Britain by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in November 1988.
The guidelines given are relevant to all medical, paramedical and nursing staff who help in the management of patients from the moment of injury to eventual discharge.
Review
"Required reading for all medical staff concerned with the sharp end of major trauma" - Care of the Critically Ill
Synopsis
David Skinner, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Peter Driscoll, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital
About the Author
"The thinking behind the series is to provide a quick reference on the subject mostly for the benefit of non-specialists. The ABC series never pretends to be comprehensive texts. Neither are they ‘idiot's guides'! They are all well-presented and well-illustrated books printed on good quality paper. This particular book is in its third edition which no doubt reflects its popularity. It is a readable, authoritative book illustrated with good quality photographs, drawings and charts." (Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, January-July 2011)"Required reading for all medical staff concerned with the sharp end of major trauma" - Care of the Critically Ill
Table of 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 injury.
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 Pre-hospital 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