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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... INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING . Placement of an ICP monitor provides a direct measure of pressure within the intracranial vault . Presumptive evidence of increased pressure can be obtained from clinical examination and diagnostic ...
... intracranial hypertension , Neurosurgery 12 : 405-410 , 1983 . 239. Pollay M , Fullenwider C , Roberts A et al : Effect of mannitol and furosemide on blood - brain osmotic gradient and intra- cranial pressure , J Neurosurg 59 : 950-983 ...
... intracranial pressure monitoring device is in place , the child's intracranial pressures should be monitored closely and recorded accu- rately . If it is necessary to remove excess CSF or to drain blood , a ventricular drain is inserted ...