Essential Emergency Trauma

Author: Daniel Egan

Brand: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Edition: 1

EAN: 9781608318940

Release Date: 31-08-2011

Package Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.0 x 1.5 inches

Languages: English

Binding: paperback

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Number Of Pages: 432

Details: Essential Emergency Trauma is a concise, reader-friendly, and portable reference on the care of trauma patients in the emergency department. Geared to practicing emergency physicians, residents, and medical students, the book focuses sharply on the key details needed to stabilize and treat trauma patients with a wide variety of injuries.

Major sections cover trauma of each anatomic region. Each section opens with a chapter "The First 15 Minutes, Algorithm, and Decision Making". Subsequent chapters focus on specific injury patterns, emphasizing pathophysiology, diagnosis, evaluation, and management. The information is presented in bullet points with numerous tables and images. Each chapter ends with an up-to-date review of the "Best Evidence".