Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815145691 ISBN 13: 9780815145691

Publisher: Mosby, 1999

Synopsis

The PHTLS course was created in recognition of the need for additional training in the handling of patients in the pre-hospital environment. This book is the required text for the PHTLS course run by the Royal College for Surgeons in the UK and is also used on the PHTLS courses run in Europe.

Patients with injuries to multiple body systems often need surgical intervention and critical, in-hospital care. However, the pre-hospital patients who are stabilized in the pre-hospital setting and then quickly transported to an appropriate medical facility have the best chance of survival. The PHTLS course seeks to educate the emergency services about how to identify, stabilize, treat, and transport trauma patients with the highest level of care possible and to increase their chances of survival. It enhances and increases knowledge and skills in delivering critical care to the trauma patient. Identifying the mechanism of injury, interpreting signs and symptoms, understanding pathophysiology, recognizing life-threatening injuries, and honing assessment skills all help the first on the scene to identify a trauma patient with multiple injuries and perform appropriate interventions.

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Synopsis

The PHTLS course was created in recognition of the need for additional training in the handling of patients in the pre-hospital environment. This book is the required text for the PHTLS course run by the Royal College for Surgeons in the UK and is also used on the PHTLS courses run in Europe. Patients with injuries to multiple body systems often need surgical intervention and critical, in-hospital care. However, the pre-hospital patients who are stabilized in the pre-hospital setting and then quickly transported to an appropriate medical facility have the best chance of survival. The PHTLS course seeks to educate the emergency services about how to identify, stabilize, treat, and transport trauma patients with the highest level of care possible and to increase their chances of survival. It enhances and increases knowledge and skills in delivering critical care to the trauma patient. Identifying the mechanism of injury, interpreting signs and symptoms, understanding pathophysiology, recognizing life-threatening injuries, and honing assessment skills all help the first on the scene to identify a trauma patient with multiple injuries and perform appropriate interventions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815145691
• ISBN 13: 9780815145691
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: McSwain Norman E.