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Author:   David E. Wesson (Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, USA) ,  Bindi Naik-Mathuria (Texas Children's Hospital Surgery, Houston, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   1.240kg
ISBN:  

9781498749237

ISBN 10:   1498749232
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   15 May 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

TRAUMA SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN. Epidemiology of pediatric trauma. Organizing the community for pediatric trauma. Disaster planning and mass casualties. Organizing the hospital for pediatric trauma care. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF RESCUSCITATION AND SUPPORTIVE CARE. The ABCs of pediatric trauma. Clearance of the cervical spine in children. General principles of resuscitation and supportive care: Burns. Trauma from child abuse. Imaging the injured child. Transfusion therapy in injured children. Pediatric ICU management. Nutritional support for the pediatric trauma patient. Pediatric vascular trauma. Anesthesia for pediatric trauma. SPECIFIC INJURIES. Treatment of severe pediatric head injury: Evidence-based practice. Pediatric facial trauma. Pediatric thoracic trauma. Pediatric abdominal trauma. Pediatric genitourinary trauma. An overview of pediatric musculoskeletal trauma. Spine and pelvis trauma. Extremity trauma. Lower extremity fractures. Pediatric hand trauma. OUTCOMES. Rehabilitation of the child with injuries. Communication with families. Long-term outcomes in injured children.

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David Wesson, MD, FACS, is Trauma Medical Director and Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, Texas Children’s Hospital, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Bindi Naik-Mathuria, MD, is Associate Trauma Medical Director, Texas Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

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