English | 2009-07-22 | ISBN: 0071596771 | PDF | 640 pages | 24 MB

This instant-access point-of-care manual is like having an experienced peer carefully explain everything you must know and do in order to assure the best outcomes for your trauma patients. You'll find insights and learning aids that help you manage even the most difficult trauma situations

Numerous boxes, tables, illustrations, and algorithms help you understand:
Mechanisms of injury
Trauma resuscitation and stabilization
Trauma systems
Regional injuries including external, head, spine and spinal cord, face and neck, thoracic, abdominal, orthopedic, and burn
Trauma in women and specialty populations
Trauma critical care
Environmental and mass casualty injury