Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation, Volume 777Saunders, 2002 - 881 pages This "classic" in it's field provides detailed instruction on how to respond during all phases in the cycle of trauma care: from resuscitation through the operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitation phases. Like the first two editions, this new edition utilizes this unique cycle of trauma framework to describe the science, current issues, trends, and controversies of trauma care. This format offers the reader an easy to follow organization of material describing the patient's therapeutic needs. Three new chapters address performance improvement in trauma care, injury prevention, and prehospital care of the trauma patient. New, relevant material has been added and content updated throughout to reflect current research-based findings. This text will serve as an excellent reference for the novice and experienced trauma nurse practicing in a variety of settings. - Comprehensive and in-depth coverage of trauma nursing issues. -- New chapter on performance improvement in trauma car |
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... acute care treatment team , a payer representative ( often a case manager ) , the family , and the patient . Use of these facilities by patients from outside the local region or state has decreased because the specialty of ...
... Acute - Phase Protein Metabolism . Trauma and sepsis . increase the hepatic synthesis and secretion of a number of proteins referred to as acute - phase proteins . The acute - phase proteins include C - reactive protein , fibrinogen ...
... acute SDH are usually comatose on admission , with a Glasgow Coma Scale score below 8. Other patients with acute SDH of lesser severity may be conscious or experience a lucid period during their unconscious state . Patients with acute ...