Emergency and Primary Care of the Hand (Emergency and Primary Care of the Hand). This item is unavailable.Emergency and Primary Care of the Hand (Emergency and Primary Care of the Hand)

From diagnosis, to treatment, to disposition . . . From the principles of anatomy, history, and physical examination through anesthesia, repair, and splinting of specific injuries . . . From the common, everyday presentation to the unique and unusual . . . ACEP's Emergency and Primary Care of the Hand covers it all. Extensive, detailed, but easy to use as a quick reference—25 chapters organized into four sections that cover all aspects of emergency and primary hand care Equally great for indepth study and as a real-time patient-care tool Comprehensive—wound care, overuse disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, nail bed injuries, the entire spectrum of fractures and dislocations, wrist injuries, traumatic amputations, burns and cold injuries, infections, even cornpicker, snowblower, and nail gun injuries, and much more Comprehensive, Part 2—beyond the management of specific injuries, you'll learn more about the challenges of pediatric encounters, sports injuries, occupational and workplace issues, and risk management Heavily illustrated—more than 120 original drawings commissioned to illustrate what the text explains The best resource available for you. Conceived, developed, written, and edited by 30 of emergency medicine's experts in the care of hand injuries—your peers—who know you need one book to help you care for the entire range of hand injuries and conditions Make no mistake: this isn't a "handbook"—it's THE HAND BOOK—the definitive resource on evaluating, diagnosing, and managing hand injuries and disorders in the emergency department or primary care setting. "Other textbooks focusing on hand injury for the non-hand surgeon ... are effective but not as thorough.... Emergency and Primary Care of the Hand is an excellent book and a must read for emergencty or primary care physicians-in-training and for mature established physicians who desire an easy-to-use, portable reference." —Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 2002