The Trauma Manual (Spiral Manual Series) - Softcover

Peitzman, Andrew B.; Rhodes, Michael; Schwab, C. William; Yealy, Donald M.; Fabian, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781726417 ISBN 13: 9780781726412

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2002

Synopsis

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

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Review:

Academic Emergency Medicine -- Praise for the previous edition: "The Trauma Manual is an up-to-date quick reference book designed to be carried in a lab coat for anyone who is involved in trauma care...Virtually every aspect of trauma care is discussed in a succinct, pragmatic style...The Trauma Manual is a well-organized, practical bedside reference that is well suited for physicians on the front lines in any ED."--Academic Emergency Medicine

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0781726417
• ISBN 13: 9780781726412
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 585