Parkland trauma handbook
By: edited by Alexander L. Eastman, David H. Rosenbaum, Erwin R. Thal.
Contributors: Eastman, Alexander L.; Rosenbaum, David H.; Thal, Erwin R., 1936-; Parkland Memorial Hospital (Dallas, Tex.)
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Mosby/Elsevier
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Penn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
ISBN-13: 9780323052269
Subjects: Traumatology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Blunt trauma -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Wounds and injuries -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Wounds and Injuries -- diagnosis -- Handbooks; Wounds and Injuries -- therapy -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Handbooks.
Other titles: Trauma handbook
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.