First aid and emergency management in orthopedic injuries
By: editor, MS Dhillon ; associate editor, Sarvdeep S Dhatt ; foreword, Piet de Boer
Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Pub
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9789350256459
Subjects: Musculoskeletal system; Orthopedic emergencies; First aid in illness and injury; Handbooks, manuals; Wounds and injuries
Other titles: First aid & emergency management in orthopedic injuries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to fractures and dislocations; title: Casualty environment in underdeveloped countries; title: Prehospital care for orthopedic trauma : the developed countries perspective; title: Prehospital care for orthopedic trauma : the Asian perspective; title: Splints, bandages, slings and braces in the casualty environment; title: How to order emergency x-rays?; title: Orthopedic infections; title: Dislocations in the casualty : understanding and management; title: First aid in open fractures; title: First aid in long bone fractures; title: Emergency management : crushing injuries of the hand; title: First aid in foot and ankle injuries; title: Evaluation and initial treatment of shoulder injuries; title: Management of acute spinal injuries; title: Primary care in patients with pelvic injury; title: First aid in polytrauma; title: First aid in gunshot injuries; title: First aid and casualty management of sports injuries; title: First aid in disasters; title: Minor orthopedic emergencies; title: Orthopedic emergencies : the nurses' viewpoint.