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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... severe widespread damage to conducting white matter ( axons ) , which disrupts the brain's reticular activating system . Because diffuse axonal injury is microscopic , the severity of injury is not determined radiographically but by the ...
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... severe refractory posttraumatic intracra- nial hypertension in pediatric traumatic brain injury , Crit Care Med 28 : 1144-1151 , 2000 . 245. Schatzmann C , Heissler HE , Konig K et al : Treatment of elevated intracranial pressure by ...