Synopses & Reviews
An authoritative, yet concise reference book for medical personnel facing the treatment of victims of ballistic trauma, this book is designed both for those working under the arduous conditions of war and for physicians in a hospital. Ballistic trauma is becoming an increasingly important area as every emergency department will encounter victims of civil violence, and during times of war all those involved in military surgery need to be able to treat the wounded. Therefore this book aims to bring together the science behind the management of ballistic trauma. The intention is to provide surgeons with an understanding of the fundamentals of this area and its mechanisms and some insight into the significance of new weapons as well as the variations of the principles of management. Ballistic Trauma will enable the clinician facing a clinical problem to feel sufficiently informed to make coherent choices appropriate to the circumstances.
Synopsis
An authoritative, yet concise reference book for medical personnel facing the problems of managing the victims of ballistic trauma, working under the arduous conditions of war but more commonly in everyday situations in hospitals. Ballistic trauma is becoming an increasingly important area as every A&E department is presented with victims of civil violence more frequently than ever before, and during times of war all those involved in military surgery have to manage victims. Therefore this book aims to bring together the science behind, and the management of, ballistic trauma. The intention is to provide surgeons with an understanding of the fundamentals of this area and its mechanisms and some insight into the significance of new weapons as well as the variations on the principles of management. 'Ballistic Trauma' will enable the clinician facing a clinical problem to feel sufficiently informed as to make coherent choices appropriate to the circumstances.
Table of Contents
1. Foreword
2. Epidemiology and Basic Science
3. Ballistic Trauma - an Overveiw
4. Historical Overview and Epidemiology
5. Biophysics and Antibiotics of Penetrating Injury
6. Ballistic and Other Implications of Blast Injury
7. Wound Contamination and Antibiotics
8. Early Management and General Principles
9. Initial Assessment and Resuscitation
10. Investigations and Pre-Operative Management
11. Triage
12. General Principles of Wound Management
13. Regional Injury
14. Limb Injury
15. Vascular Injuries
16. Amputations
17. Spinal Injury
18. Abdomen and Pelvis
19. Uro-Genital Trauma
20. Ballistic Injury to the Chest
21. Head Injury
22. Maxillo-Facial Injury
23. Ocular Trauma on the Battlefield: Epidemiology