Synopses & Reviews
Trauma is the most common cause of death for individuals under the age of forty, and the third most common cause of death at all ages. Prompt, appropriate care for these patients can save lives and shorten the recovery time from devastating injury. These patients are frequently young and resilient, and if optimally treated, many will return to their normal lives. The first few hours of care is crucial to obtain this outcome, but paradoxically in many countries, the most seriously ill or injured patients are frequently dealt with by the most junior and inexperienced staff. This is the first of a series of handbooks on Accident and Emergency Medicine. It reflects the growing interest and concern about trauma care and the important role of accident and emergency specialists in the early care of their patients.
Synopsis
Prompt, appropriate care of trauma patients can save lives and shorten recovery time. This book provides clear, concise guidance on the management of patients with multiple injury and major trauma during the first few hours of care. The advice is based upon clinical research experience of the two authors who have themselves provided such care. This second edition has been updated and reorganized to make the book more user-friendly and it includes new advances in the field. This practical guide will prove invaluable to all those responsible for the immediate management of trauma victims.
Table of Contents
PART I: General Features of Trauma and Its Primary Management
1. The Epidemiology and Management of Trauma
2. Initial Reception, Clinical Assessment, and Resuscitation
PART II: System Assessment
3. Head-injury
4. Thoracic Injury
5. Abdominal Injury
6. Spinal and Skeletal Injury
PART III: General Principles
7. Shock and the Metabolic Response to Trauma
8. Volume-replacement and Blood Transfusion
9. Transfer of the Trauma Patient
PART IV: Practical Procedures; and a Note on Last Things
10. Practical Procedures
11. Last Things