Trauma Secrets, 2nd Edition

描述

Trauma Secrets, 2nd Edition

Gideon Naude MBChB, FRCS (Edin), FRCS(Glasg), Chairman, Department of Surgery, Tuolumne General Hospital, Surgeon, Sonora Community Hospital, Sonora, California

ISBN 1560535067 · Paperback
Hanley & Belfus · Published 2003
Trauma Secrets, 2/E covers virtually every trauma condition. Information includes guidelines for use in the field and the emergency department, managing a wide array of specific trauma conditions, special types of injuries (lightning, hanging, radiation injuries, child abuse, etc.) as well as modalities of diagnosis and therapy (MRI, chest drain, lavage, arterial lines, etc.). This volume is an important resource in the field of trauma management.
Contents

Trauma Secrets, 2nd Edition
Table of Contents:

I. TRAUMA BASICS
Prehospital Trauma Care
Trauma Scoring Systems
Airway Management in Trauma
Shock and Resuscitation
Mechanisms of Wounding Ballistics
Hemodynamic Monitoring of Shock and Circulatory Dysfunction
Mechanical Ventilation

II. HEAD AND NECK TRAUMA
Brain Injury
Maxillofacial Trauma
Traumatic Ophthalmologic Injuries
Ear, Nose, and Throat Injury
Penetrating Neck Injuries
Spinal Injuries

III. THORACIC TRAUMA
Penetrating Chest Trauma
Blunt Chest Trauma

IV. DIAPHRAGM AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA
Diaphragm Injuries
Principles of Abdominal Trauma
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

V. GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Liver and Biliary Injuries
Splenic Injuries
Gastric Injuries
Duodenal and Pancreatic Trauma
Traumatic Injuries to the Small Bowel, Colon, Rectum, and Anus

VI. GENITOURINARY TRAUMA
Genitourinary Trauma

VII. ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
Soft Tissue Injuries in Pelvic Fractures
Orthopaedic Trauma

VIII. VASCULAR TRAUMA
Vascular Trauma
Cervical Vascular Injuries
Deep Venous Thrombosis

IX. Endocrinology
Endocrine Problems in Trauma
X. SURGICAL ISSUES
Plastic Surgery
Surgical Nutrition

XI. SPECIAL TYPES OF TRAUMA
Burns
Chemical Burns
Electrical Burns
Soft Tissue Injuries and Crush Syndrome
Hypothermia
Family Violence: Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Elder Abuse

XII. SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Pediatric Trauma
Trauma during Pregnancy
Trauma in the Elderly
Alcohol and Acute Withdrawal
HIV/AIDS and Trauma

XIII. DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES
Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, & Peritoneal Lavage in Injuries
Ultrasound in Trauma
Wound Exploration and Precautions in the Management of Trauma Patients

XIV. POSTTRAUMATIC ISSUES
Psychiatric Aspects of Trauma

XV. MISCELLANEOUS
Physical Diagnosis: Foreign Body and Evidence
A Potpourri of Trauma Questions