Prehospital trauma care / edited by Eldar Søreide, Christopher M. Grande.
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New York :
Marcel Dekker,
[2001]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Contributors
- 1. Prehospital Trauma Care: Scope and Practice
- 2. Prehospital Trauma Care: Demographics
- 3. Mechanisms of Injury in Trauma
- 4. The Role of the Physician in Prehospital Trauma Care
- 5. The Role of the Transport Nurse in Prehospital Trauma Care
- 6. The Role of the Paramedic in Prehospital Trauma Care
- 7. Working in the Prehospital Environment: Safety Aspects and Teamwork
- 8. Disasters and Mass Casualty Situations
- 9. Research and Uniform Reporting
- 10. Trauma Scoring
- 11. Organization, Documentation, and Continuous Quality Improvement
- 12. Initial Assessment, Triage, and Basic and Advanced Life Support
- 13. Advanced Airway Management and Use of Anesthetic Drugs
- 14. Oxygenation, Ventilation, and Monitoring
- 15. Traumatic and Hemorrhagic Shock: Basic Pathophysiology and Treatment
- 16. Prehospital Vascular Access for the Trauma Patient
- 17. Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Fluids - When, What, and How Much?
- 18. Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Use of Pneumatic Antishock Garment
- 19. Surgical Procedures
- 20. Hypothermia: Prevention and Treatment
- 21. Analgesia, Sedation, and Other Pharmacotherapy
- 22. Patients With Multiple Trauma Including Head Injuries
- 23. The Patient With Penetrating Injuries
- 24. Prehospital Trauma Management of the Pediatric Patient
- 25. Trauma in the Elderly
- 26. The Pregnant Trauma Patient
- 27. The Entrapped Patient
- 28. Patients With Orthopedic Injuries
- 29. Burns
- 30. Emergency Management of Injury from the Release of Toxic Substances: Medical Aspects of the HAZMAT System
- 31. Near-Drowning
- 32. Accidental Hypothermia and Avalanche Injuries
- 33. Diving Injuries and Hyperbaric Medicine
- 34. Snake, Insect, and Marine Bites and Stings
- 35. Helicopter Versus Ground Transport: When Is It Appropriate?
- 36. Trauma in Rural and Remote Areas
- 37. Trauma Care Support for Mass Events, Counterterrorism, and VIP Protection
- 38. Patient Turnover: Arriving and Interacting in the Emergency Department
- 39. Psychological Aspects, Debriefing
- 40. Enhancing Patient Safety and Reducing Medical Error: The Role of Human Factors in Improving Trauma Care
- Index.