Manual of Definitive Surgical Trauma Care, Fifth Edition

Author:   Kenneth David Boffard
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   5th edition
ISBN:  

9780367244682


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   02 August 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Developed for the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC), the Manual of Definitive Surgical Trauma Care 5e is ideal for training all surgeons who encounter major surgical trauma on an infrequent basis. This new edition includes both an e-version, and also a microSD card containing over 20 operative videos. The increasing role of non-operative management (NOM) has been recognised, and the Military Module is substantially updated to reflect recent conflict experience. An expanded section highlights trauma management under austere conditions.Written by faculty who teach the DSTC Course, this definitive and well established book focuses on life-saving surgical techniques to use in challenging and unfamiliar incidents of trauma.

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Author:   Kenneth David Boffard
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   5th edition
Weight:   0.979kg
ISBN:  

9780367244682


ISBN 10:   0367244683
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   02 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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Video Contents Preface Introduction Injury Prevention Training in the Initial Management of Severe Trauma The DSTC™ Course The DATC™ Course Summary About the Author 1. Safe and Sustainable Trauma Care 2. Communication and Non-Technical Skills (NOTTS) in Major Trauma: The Role of Crew Resource Management (CRM) 3. Pre-Hospital and Emergency Trauma Care 4. Resuscitation Physiology 5. Transfusion in Trauma 6. Damage Control 7. The Neck 8. The Chest 9. The Abdomen 9.1. The Trauma Laparotomy 9.2. Abdominal Vascular Injury 9.3. Bowel, Rectum and Diaphragm 9.4. The Liver and Biliary System 9.5. Spleen 9.6. Pancreas 9.7. The Duodenum 9.8. The Urogenital System 10. The Pelvis 11. Extremity Trauma 12. Head Trauma 13. Burns 14. Special Patient Situations 15. Minimal Access Surgery in Trauma 16. Imaging in Trauma 17. Critical Care of the Trauma Patient 18. Trauma Anaesthesia 19. Psychology of Trauma 20. Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PR&M) 21. Austere Environments 22. Military Environments Appendix A: Trauma Systems Appendix B: Trauma Scores and Scoring Systems Appendix C: The Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Course: The Definitive Anaesthetic Trauma Care Course: Course Requirements And Syllabus Appendix D: Definitive Surgical Trauma CareTM Course – Core Surgical Skills Appendix E: Briefing for Operating Room Scrub Nurses Index

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Professor Ken Boffard is Professor of Surgery and Trauma Director at Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg, and until recently, Head of the Department of Surgery at Johannesburg Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand. He was previously Head of the Johannesburg Hospital Trauma Unit. He qualified in Johannesburg, and trained in Surgery at the Birmingham Accident Hospital and Guy’s Hospital. He is past President of the International Society of Surgery (ISS) in Switzerland, the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC), and Chair of the IATSIC Education Committee. He is a Fellow of five Surgical Colleges, and has received Honorary Fellowships from the American College of Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand, College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, and the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland. His passion is surgical education, and various aspects of trauma resuscitation, intensive care, and regional planning of Trauma Systems. His interests include flying (he is a licensed fixed wing and helicopter pilot), scuba diving, and aeromedical care. His research interests include coagulation, haemostasis and critical bleeding. He is a Colonel in the South African Military Health Service. He is a Freeman of the City of London by redemption, and an elected Liveryman of the Guild of Air Pilots of London. He is married with two children.

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