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This encyclopedia is an authoritative compilation of practical information on major topics in trauma management. Its encyclopedic format will allow the reader to rapidly find up-to-date information on a specific topic of interest. The book is organized in an organ-based manner for ease of use when a practitioner is confronted with a particular injury. Each chapter takes the form of a clearly structured review of the subject in question and includes informative illustrations and tables as well as lists of classic references. In addition to the full range of organ-specific injuries, a number of important further topics are covered, including critical care of the trauma patient, trauma system organization, mass injury scenarios, the impact of new technologies, complications in trauma care, and ethical issues. All of the authors are leading experts, and the encyclopedia will provide an excellent source of information for both basic and clinical scientists and trainees in various fields.
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This encyclopedia is an authoritative compilation of practical information on major topics in trauma management. Its encyclopedic format will allow the reader to rapidly find up-to-date information on a specific topic without having to negotiate lengthy sections of text. The book is organized in an organ-based manner for ease of use when a practitioner is confronted with a particular injury. Each chapter takes the form of a clearly structured review of the subject in question and includes informative illustrations and tables as well as lists of classic references. In addition to the full range of organ-specific injuries, a number of important further topics are covered, including critical care of the trauma patient, trauma system organization, mass injury scenarios, the impact of new technologies on care, complications in trauma care, and ethical issues. The authors of the encyclopedia are all leading experts in trauma care. The encyclopedia will provide an excellent source of information for basic and clinical scientists in academia, practice, and industry and for trainees in the fields of surgery, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, and military medicine, including those preparing for specialty examinations.
About the Author:
Peter Papadakos is Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Neurosurgery and Neurology as well as Director of the Division of Critical Care at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. He is also Professor of Respiratory Care and Medical Director at the State University of New York at Genesee Community College. Professor Papadakos is the author of numerous original papers, reviews, book chapters, and monographs and serves on a number of editorial boards and service on a number of state and national committees.
Mark Gestring serves as the Medical Director of the Kessler Trauma Center at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester New York, where he holds the rank of Associate Professor of Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr Gestring has authored numerous papers and serves on both regional and national committees dedicated to the field of trauma care.
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- PublisherSpringer
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 3642296122
- ISBN 13 9783642296123
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages1848
- EditorPapadakos Peter J., Gestring Mark L.
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