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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... fracture . Rotational fractures are rare because it is difficult to apply a true rotation force to a bone.26 Compression fractures do occur and are explained by vector analysis . If a homoge- neous cylinder is loaded axially until it ...
... fractures of the maxilla and mandible are exposed , reduced anatomically , and stabilized with rigid titanium plates and screws . TOOTH FRACTURES 11,31 Essentially there are four types of tooth fractures ( Figure 20-16 ) . A type I fracture ...
... Fractures , 155 , 158-160 . See also Musculoskeletal injuries . angulated fractures , 658-659 bone integrity , reestablishment of , 678-679 bony thoracic fractures , 559-563 extremity fractures . See Extremity fractures . healing times ...