ABSTRACT

The entire emergency room team-physicians, surgeons, intensivists, anesthetists and nurses-are here brought together to contribute their expertise on trauma resuscitation. The reader will learn not only how each of these specialists focus on trauma, but also how those different skills are capitalized for the good of the patient. This second edition

chapter 3|26 pages

Thoracic trauma

chapter 4|28 pages

Shock

chapter 5|19 pages

Abdominal and pelvic trauma

chapter 6|22 pages

Head trauma

chapter 7|22 pages

Spinal injuries

chapter 8|17 pages

Maxillofacial injuries

chapter 9|31 pages

Soft tissue and extremity injury

chapter 11|9 pages

Trauma in the elderly

chapter 12|15 pages

Trauma in children

chapter 13|10 pages

Trauma in pregnancy

chapter 14|22 pages

Burn injury

chapter 15|12 pages

Hypothermia and drowning drowning

chapter 16|18 pages

Pain relief after trauma