832 Pages
by
CRC Press
816 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Comprehensive in scope and content, Prehospital Trauma Care (PTC) covers all aspects of emergency medicine-triage assessment and treatment, anesthesia, intensive care, psychiatry, health and military disasters, burns, shock, and surgery.
Written by over 70 distinguished international experts representing Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA.
Considering geographic and cultural perspectives in trauma care, Prehospital Trauma Care explores
Promoting an efficient trauma chain of survival and a secure continuum of care, Prehospital Trauma Care is essential reading for emergency medicine and critical care physicians, anesthesiologists, surgeons, pediatricians, sports medicine specialists, air and ground transport nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and all related medical specialists with an interest in trauma care.
General Aspects of Prehospital Trauma Care
(Editors: Markus D. W. Lipp and Luis F. Eljaiek, Jr.)
Prehospital Trauma Care: Scope and Practice
Wolfgang Ummenhofer and Koichi Tanigawa
Prehospital Trauma Care: Demographics
Kim J. Gupta, Jerry P. Nolan, and Michael J. A. Parr
Mechanisms of Injury in Trauma
Allysan Armstrong-Brown and Doreen Yee
The Role of the Physician in Prehospital Trauma Care
Freddy K. Lippert and Eldar Søreide
The Role of the Transport Nurse in Prehospital Trauma Care
Charlene Mancuso and William F. Fallon, Jr.
The Role of the Paramedic in Prehospital Trauma Care
Gregg S. Margolis, Marvin Wayne, and Paul Berlin
Working in the Prehospital Environment: Safety Aspects and Teamwork
Craig Greis and Pål Madsen
Disasters and Mass Casualty Situations
Christopher M. Grande, Jan De Boer, J. D. Polk, and Markus D. W. Lipp
Research and Uniform Reporting
Wolfgang F. Dick
Trauma Scoring
Luc Van Camp and David W. Yates
Organization, Documentation, and Continuous Quality Improvement
Ken Hillman, Michael Sugrue, and Thomas A. Sweeney
Assessment, Treatment, and Triage
(Editors: Charles D. Deakin and Richard D. Zane)
Initial Assessment, Triage, and Basic and Advanced Life Support
Jeremy Mauger and Charles D. Deakin
Advanced Airway Management and Use of Anesthetic Drugs
Charles E. Smith, Ron M. Walls, David Lockey, and Herbert Kuhnigk
Oxygenation, Ventilation, and Monitoring
Stephen H. Thomas, Suzanne K. Wedel, and Marvin Wayne
Traumatic and Hemorrhagic Shock: Basic Pathophysiology and Treatment
Richard P. Dutton
Prehospital Vascular Access for the Trauma Patient
Thomas A. Sweeney and Antonio Marques
Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Fluids-When, What, and How Much?
Hengo Haljamäe and Maureen McCunn
Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Use of Pneumatic Antishock Garment
Nelson Tang and Richard D. Zane
Surgical Procedures
Stephen R. Hayden, Tom Silfvast, Charles D. Deakin, and Gary M. Vilke
Hypothermia: Prevention and Treatment
Matthias Helm, Jens Hauke, and Lorenz A. Lampl
Analgesia, Sedation, and Other Pharmacotherapy
Agnès Ricard-Hibon and John Schou
Problem-Based Approach to Trauma
(Editors: Freddy K. Lippert and William F. Fallon, Jr.)
Patients with Multiple Trauma Including Head Injuries
Giuseppe Nardi, Stefano Di Bartolomeo, and Peter Oakley
The Patient with Penetrating Injuries
Kimball I. Maull and Paul E. Pepe
Prehospital Trauma Management of the Pediatric Patient
Aleksandra J. Mazurek, Philippe-Gabriel Meyer, and Gail E. Rasmussen
Trauma in the Elderly
Eran Tal-Or and Moshe Michaelson
The Pregnant Trauma Patient
Susan Kaplan and Hans-R. Paschen
The Entrapped Patient
Anders Ersson, Dario Gonzalez, and Frans Rutten
Patients with Orthopedic Injuries
Asgeir M. Kvam
Burns
Søren Loumann Nielsen
Emergency Management of Injury from the Release of Toxic Substances: Medical Aspects of the HAZMAT System
David J. Baker and Hans-R. Paschen
Near-Drowning
Walter Hasibeder and Wolfgang Schobersberger
Accidental Hypothermia and Avalanche Injuries
Peter Mair
Diving Injuries and Hyperbaric Medicine
Guttorm Bratteboe and Enrico M. Camporesi
Snake, Insect, and Marine Bites and Stings
Judith R. Klein and Paul S. Auerbach
Transportation and Specific Problems
(Editors: Christian Lackner and Daniel Scheidegger)
Helicopter Versus Ground Transport: When is it Appropriate?
Daniel G. Hankins and Pål Madsen
Trauma in Rural and Remote Areas
Lance Shepherd, Tim Auger, Torben Wisborg, and Janet Williams
Trauma Care Support for Mass Events, Counterterrorism, and VIP Protection
Richard Carmona, Christopher M. Grande, and Dario Gonzalez
Patient Turnover: Arriving and Interacting in the Emergency Department
Stephen R. Hayden, Andreas Thierbach, Gary M. Vilke, and Michael Sugrue
Psychological Aspects, Debriefing
Birgit Schober
Enhancing Patient Safety and Reducing Medical Error: The Role of Human Factors in Improving Trauma Care
Paul Barach
(Editors: Markus D. W. Lipp and Luis F. Eljaiek, Jr.)
Prehospital Trauma Care: Scope and Practice
Wolfgang Ummenhofer and Koichi Tanigawa
Prehospital Trauma Care: Demographics
Kim J. Gupta, Jerry P. Nolan, and Michael J. A. Parr
Mechanisms of Injury in Trauma
Allysan Armstrong-Brown and Doreen Yee
The Role of the Physician in Prehospital Trauma Care
Freddy K. Lippert and Eldar Søreide
The Role of the Transport Nurse in Prehospital Trauma Care
Charlene Mancuso and William F. Fallon, Jr.
The Role of the Paramedic in Prehospital Trauma Care
Gregg S. Margolis, Marvin Wayne, and Paul Berlin
Working in the Prehospital Environment: Safety Aspects and Teamwork
Craig Greis and Pål Madsen
Disasters and Mass Casualty Situations
Christopher M. Grande, Jan De Boer, J. D. Polk, and Markus D. W. Lipp
Research and Uniform Reporting
Wolfgang F. Dick
Trauma Scoring
Luc Van Camp and David W. Yates
Organization, Documentation, and Continuous Quality Improvement
Ken Hillman, Michael Sugrue, and Thomas A. Sweeney
Assessment, Treatment, and Triage
(Editors: Charles D. Deakin and Richard D. Zane)
Initial Assessment, Triage, and Basic and Advanced Life Support
Jeremy Mauger and Charles D. Deakin
Advanced Airway Management and Use of Anesthetic Drugs
Charles E. Smith, Ron M. Walls, David Lockey, and Herbert Kuhnigk
Oxygenation, Ventilation, and Monitoring
Stephen H. Thomas, Suzanne K. Wedel, and Marvin Wayne
Traumatic and Hemorrhagic Shock: Basic Pathophysiology and Treatment
Richard P. Dutton
Prehospital Vascular Access for the Trauma Patient
Thomas A. Sweeney and Antonio Marques
Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Fluids-When, What, and How Much?
Hengo Haljamäe and Maureen McCunn
Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Use of Pneumatic Antishock Garment
Nelson Tang and Richard D. Zane
Surgical Procedures
Stephen R. Hayden, Tom Silfvast, Charles D. Deakin, and Gary M. Vilke
Hypothermia: Prevention and Treatment
Matthias Helm, Jens Hauke, and Lorenz A. Lampl
Analgesia, Sedation, and Other Pharmacotherapy
Agnès Ricard-Hibon and John Schou
Problem-Based Approach to Trauma
(Editors: Freddy K. Lippert and William F. Fallon, Jr.)
Patients with Multiple Trauma Including Head Injuries
Giuseppe Nardi, Stefano Di Bartolomeo, and Peter Oakley
The Patient with Penetrating Injuries
Kimball I. Maull and Paul E. Pepe
Prehospital Trauma Management of the Pediatric Patient
Aleksandra J. Mazurek, Philippe-Gabriel Meyer, and Gail E. Rasmussen
Trauma in the Elderly
Eran Tal-Or and Moshe Michaelson
The Pregnant Trauma Patient
Susan Kaplan and Hans-R. Paschen
The Entrapped Patient
Anders Ersson, Dario Gonzalez, and Frans Rutten
Patients with Orthopedic Injuries
Asgeir M. Kvam
Burns
Søren Loumann Nielsen
Emergency Management of Injury from the Release of Toxic Substances: Medical Aspects of the HAZMAT System
David J. Baker and Hans-R. Paschen
Near-Drowning
Walter Hasibeder and Wolfgang Schobersberger
Accidental Hypothermia and Avalanche Injuries
Peter Mair
Diving Injuries and Hyperbaric Medicine
Guttorm Bratteboe and Enrico M. Camporesi
Snake, Insect, and Marine Bites and Stings
Judith R. Klein and Paul S. Auerbach
Transportation and Specific Problems
(Editors: Christian Lackner and Daniel Scheidegger)
Helicopter Versus Ground Transport: When is it Appropriate?
Daniel G. Hankins and Pål Madsen
Trauma in Rural and Remote Areas
Lance Shepherd, Tim Auger, Torben Wisborg, and Janet Williams
Trauma Care Support for Mass Events, Counterterrorism, and VIP Protection
Richard Carmona, Christopher M. Grande, and Dario Gonzalez
Patient Turnover: Arriving and Interacting in the Emergency Department
Stephen R. Hayden, Andreas Thierbach, Gary M. Vilke, and Michael Sugrue
Psychological Aspects, Debriefing
Birgit Schober
Enhancing Patient Safety and Reducing Medical Error: The Role of Human Factors in Improving Trauma Care
Paul Barach
Biography
Eldar Soreide, Christopher M. Grande
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From the Forewords…
This substantial textbook brings together a distinguished multinational authorship to address the subject of prehospital trauma care. The subject does not lend itself easily to evidence-based scientific study and the authors stand out in medical society as leaders in this difficult field.
…a splendid contribution to the literature."-Peter Baskett, FRCA, FRCP, FFAEM, Consultant Emeritus, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK
This book is a clear example of how it is possible to draw across national boundaries to find the principles of [emergency] management, with contributors from many different countries in both Europe and North America.-Peter Rosen, M.D., University of California School of Medicine, San Diego
"…well illustrated, well written, enjoyable to read, and well referenced….comprehensive.
"-Anesthesia & Analgesia
