Prehospital Trauma CareEldar Soreide, Christopher M. Grande CRC Press, 2001 M07 27 - 816 pages Comprehensive in scope and content, Prehospital Trauma Care (PTC) covers all aspects of emergency medicine-triage assessment and treatment, anesthesia, intensive care, psychiatry, health and military disasters, burns, shock, and surgery. |
Contents
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The Role of the Transport Nurse in Prehospital Trauma Care | 69 |
The Role of the Paramedic in Prehospital Trauma Care | 79 |
Safety Aspects and Teamwork | 83 |
Disasters and Mass Casualty Situations | 99 |
Patients With Multiple Trauma Including Head Injuries | 381 |
The Patient With Penetrating Injuries | 403 |
Prehospital Trauma Management of the Pediatric Patient | 421 |
Trauma in the Elderly | 441 |
The Pregnant Trauma Patient | 451 |
The Entrapped Patient | 471 |
Patients With Orthopedic Injuries | 529 |
Burns | 577 |
Research and Uniform Reporting | 131 |
Trauma Scoring | 153 |
Organization Documentation and Continuous Quality Improvement | 169 |
Initial Assessment Triage and Basic and Advanced Life Support | 181 |
Advanced Airway Management and Use of Anesthetic Drugs | 203 |
Oxygenation Ventilation and Monitoring | 255 |
Basic Pathophysiology and Treatment | 273 |
Prehospital Vascular Access for the Trauma Patient | 289 |
FluidsWhen What and How Much? | 299 |
Use of Pneumatic Antishock Garment | 317 |
Surgical Procedures | 323 |
Prevention and Treatment | 355 |
Analgesia Sedation and Other Pharmacotherapy | 369 |
Medical Aspects of the HAZMAT System | 593 |
NearDrowning | 603 |
Accidental Hypothermia and Avalanche Injuries | 615 |
Diving Injuries and Hyperbaric Medicine | 639 |
Snake Insect and Marine Bites and Stings | 657 |
When Is It Appropriate? | 687 |
Trauma in Rural and Remote Areas | 703 |
Trauma Care Support for Mass Events Counterterrorism and VIP Protection | 719 |
Arriving and Interacting in the Emergency Department | 737 |
Psychological Aspects Debriefing | 753 |
The Role of Human Factors in Improving Trauma Care | 767 |
Back Cover | 807 |
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