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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... early in the critical care phase . Often the need for a rehabilitation facility or long - term ventilator unit is evident early in this phase . Collaborative discussions and plans with the family , discharge planner , case manager , and ...
... early ( i.e. , within 7 days of trauma ) , or late ( i.e. , more than 7 days after injury ) . Severity of brain injury is a powerful risk factor for onset of early and late seizures . 290,291 Other risk factors identified for onset of ...
... early as 2500 BC by the Egyptian surgeons as " an ail- ment not to be treated . " 1 A combination of many events in the late 1960s and early 1970s led the way in changing the approach to the management of acute spinal injury . Intro ...