TY - BOOK AU - Legome,Eric AU - Shockley,Lee W. TI - Trauma: a comprehensive emergency medicine approach T2 - Cambridge medicine SN - 9780511975769 (ebook) AV - RD93 .T673 2011 U1 - 617.1 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Traumatology KW - Wounds and injuries N1 - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); Interventional radiology Stephen J. Wolf, Giustino Albanese and Charles Ray, Jr; Part V. Procedures and Skills: 32. Anesthesia Maria E. Moreira; 33. Fluid and blood component therapy administration Ugo A. Ezenkwele and Spiros G. Francos; 34. Trauma procedures I Mari Hoffman and Elizabeth Mitchell; 35. Trauma procedures II Nancy Kwon, Sajan Patel and Elizabeth Mitchell; 36. Wound closure techniques Vincent J. Markovchick and Maria E. Moreira; 37. Universal/standard procedures David Peak; Part VI. Administration: 38. Prehospital care Aaron Eberhardt and Christopher B. Colwell; 39. Professionalism Erica Kreisman and Lewis Goldfrank; 40. Communication and interpersonal issues Matthew R. Levine; 41. Research Jason S. Haukoos and Debra Houry; 42. Trauma nursing Nancy Martin, Julie Mayglothling and Marion Machado; Index N2 - Trauma: A Comprehensive Emergency Medicine Approach is a fully illustrated, interdisciplinary overview of trauma. Using both evidence-based approaches and a practical understanding of the emergency department, it gives a broad and in-depth review of trauma care. The entire spectrum of trauma presentations is reviewed from minor soft-tissue injuries through to major life-threatening conditions. Written by over 50 expert contributors, it gives concrete and practical recommendations for evaluation, treatment, consultation and disposition decisions on both common and unusual conditions. Extensive use of photographs, illustrations and key information boxes is used to make the material accessible. Additional sections provide an overview of multiple other issues relating to emergency management of trauma including administrative, nursing, research and legal matters. This book provides an essential reference for anyone who is called upon to provide acute trauma care in the emergency department UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511975769 ER -