Parkland trauma handbook /

Whether you are a physician or surgeon with only occasional trauma duties, a resident rotating in trauma, or part of a full-time trauma team, this handbook will help keep your procedures and practices in line with the latest evidence-based guidelines. Included is current information for alternative...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: ScienceDirect (Online service), Parkland Memorial Hospital (Dallas, Tex.)
Other Authors: Eastman, Alexander L., Rosenbaum, David H., Thal, Erwin R., 1936-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Mosby/Elsevier, ©2009.
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:Mobile medicine.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Whether you are a physician or surgeon with only occasional trauma duties, a resident rotating in trauma, or part of a full-time trauma team, this handbook will help keep your procedures and practices in line with the latest evidence-based guidelines. Included is current information for alternative airway management, ultrasound in the trauma setting, laparoscopic surgery in trauma, terrorism preparedness, damage control, the trauma systems quality improvement process, bedside procedures in the surgical intensive care unit, massive transfusion protocol, diagnosis of blunt cervical vascular injury, and much more. Presents an evidence- and experience-based guide to the evaluation and initial management of the trauma patient. Provides a comprehensive but concise trauma reference you can carry in your pocket. Consists of information direct from the residents on the frontlines at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 533 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0323074715
9780323074711