Overview

Trauma, be it as a result of road traffic accident, domestic incident, deliberate violent act, or war, is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease, is a major issue for public health generally, and has significant impact on the economics of healthcare provision. This book provides a unique and comprehensive overview of the field, covering a wide range of non-orthopaedic trauma, as well as the more prevalent musculoskeletal injuries. After an introductory section defining the scale of the problem, the book describes the initial management and stabilization of the patient. There then follow substantial chapters on injuries to each of the major body systems and to the musculoskeletal structure. Other physical injuries, such as electrical shock and bites, are covered, before a look at trauma in special groups, including children, the elderly and in pregnant women. The final sections cover specific problems such as dealing with HIV, psychiatric trauma and sexual assault, before a chapter on rehabilitation. The book concludes with a resource section including a drugs formulary specifically for trauma and an online directory of related websites. This is an all-encompassing textbook providing a uniquely comprehensive and international resource for members of the trauma and accident and emergency teams.

Full Product Details

Author:   Eugene Sherry (, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, Australia) ,  Lawrence Trieu (, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia) ,  John Templeton (, Emeritus Professor of Traumatic Orthopaedic Surgery, Keele University, and Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.50cm , Height: 4.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.772kg
ISBN:  

9780192631794

ISBN 10:   0192631799
Pages:   806
Publication Date:   05 June 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Sherry: The trauma problem 2: McMahon & Browne: Resuscitation and assessment of the severely injured patient 3: Redmond: Disaster medicine 4: Davis & Bihari: Nutritional support of the critically injured patient Injuries to Body Systems 5: Dandie, Curtis & Dexter: Head injuries 6: Prinsloo & Allison: Soft tissue neck injuries 7: Chavasiri: Spinal injuries (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral) 8: Thomas, Donald & Haghighi: Brachial plexus injuries 9: Henderson & Hargraves: Eye injuries 10: Worrall: Maxillofacial injuries 11: Winlaw & Finckh: Chest injuries 12: Barry, Shakeshaft & Studd: Abdominal injuries 13: Bariol & Lau: Urogenital injuries 14: Lotz, Hayward & Nguyen: Skin injuries and burns 15: Chao & Fletcher: Vascular injuries 16: Sherry & van Dalen: Introduction to musculoskeletal injuries 17: Sherry & Neal: Shoulder injuries 18: Thomas, Kulisiewicz, Hutabarat, Rooney & Sherry: Elbow injuries 19: Eaton: Hand, wrist and forearm injuries 20: Sherry, Stanton, Huang, Rahme & Warnke: Pelvic injuries 21: Sherry & Smith: Hip and femur injuries 22: Morgan-Jones, Sampath & Ilango: Knee and tibial injuries 23: Chou & Maffulli: Foot and ankle injuries 24: Trieu, Yee & Kohout: Electrical injuries 25: Foo & Collins: Radiation injuries 26: Walker: Drowning and diving accidents 27: White & Sherry: Bites, stings and venomous animals 28: Browne, Choong & Wilkins: Resuscitation and stabilization of the seriously injured child 29: Allington & Templeton: Paediatric orthopaedic injuries 30: Jaconson, Dexter & Cass: Paediatric head and maxillofacial injuries 31: Holland & Cass: Paediatric thoracic injuries 32: Kimble & Cass: Paediatric abdominal injuries 33: Cass: Paediatric burns 34: Allington: Child abuse 35: Edwards & Milinkovic-Balog: Child sexual abuse 36: Bennett & Hogan: The injured elderly patient 37: Spurrett & Murray: The injured pregnant woman 38: Chiu & Robertson: Psychiatric trauma 39: Branley & Wyatt: HIV and other infections 40: Mohacsi & Raper: Organ and tissue donation 41: Edwards & Milinkovic-Balog: Sexual assault Rehabilitation 42: Wilson, Middleton, King & Cameron: Rehabilitation of trauma 43: Kirby, Viswanathan & Jiang: Diagnostic and therapeutic techniques 44: Green & Crampton: Drugs (formulary) for trauma 45: Trieu: Trauma resources online Appendix A: Sample trauma flow sheet Appendix B: Air medical transport Appendix C: Specific radiographic view for specific injuries Appendix D: Surgical approaches Appendix E: Application of traction Appendix F: Trauma rules

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[It] demonstrates the range of trauma, and the implications of treatment... the book stands as a useful adjunct to the numerous manuals now available for the multidisciplinary trauma team. Trauma, 6 One of the strengths of Trauma is that the contributors come from a range of specialties and write with the practising trauma team member in mind, irrespective of their background and training. This multidisciplinary approach makes the text an accessible and useful reference to have by your side. The Lancet This is a book to be recommended to all who have an interest in trauma but particularly to trainees who want an experienced guiding hand. They will have far to go to do better. British Journal of Resuscitation, Volume 2, No 2

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