The Handbook of Trauma for Southern Africa is an invaluable resource for medical staff dealing with trauma patients in a rural or urban setting. INDICE: Part 1 Resuscitation and early management; 1: Prehospital Care;2: Initial Assessment; 3: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 4: Airway management; 5: Shock and fluid therapy; 6: Blood transfusion therapy; 7: Emergency procedures; 8: Practical aspects of the trauma laparotomy; 9: Damage control surgery; 10: Radiology; 11: Pain management; Part 2 Regional injuries and management; 12: Head injuries; 13: Spinal Injuries; 14: Maxillofacial injuries; 15: Ear and nasal injuries; 16: The injured eye; 17: Injuries to the structures of theneck; 18: Cardiac injuries; 19: Blunt chest injuries; 20: Penetrating chest injuries; 21: Abdominal injuries; 22: Splenic injuries; 23: Liver injuries; 24:Pancreatic injuries; 25: Vascular injuries; 26: Urinary tract injuries; 27: Resuscitative management of the pelvic fracture; 28: Crush injury and myoglobinaemia; 29: H and injuries; 30: Fractures and dislocations; 31: Emergency care of the sexual assault survivor; Part 3 High risk patients; 32: Trauma in the elderly; 33: The injured child; 34: Trauma in pregnancy; 35: HIV and trauma; Part 4 Specific mechanisms of injury and their management; 36: Burns; 37: Barotrauma and decompression injury; 38: Non-accidental trauma; 39: Gunshot wounds and blast injuries; 40: Bites and toxic stings; Part 5 Prevention and management of complications; 41: Respiratory failure; 42: Accidental hypothermia; 3: Acute renal dysfunction; 44: Abdominal compartment syndrome; 45: Antibiotic use in trauma; 46: Nutritional support in trauma; 47: Psychological trauma; Part 6Trauma-related issues; 48: Scoring systems in trauma; 49: Medicolegal aspectsof trauma; 50: Brain death and organ donation
- ISBN: 978-0-19-598747-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 504
- Fecha Publicación: 23/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés