"Trauma Secrets, 2/E" covers virtually every trauma condition. Information includes guidelines for use in the field and the emergency department, managing a wide array of specific trauma conditions, special types of injuries (lightning, hanging, radiation injuries, child abuse, etc.) as well as modalities of diagnosis and therapy (MRI, chest drain, lavage, arterial lines, etc.). This volume is an important resource in the field of trauma management.
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I. TRAUMA BASICS -Prehospital Trauma Care -Trauma Scoring Systems -Airway Management in Trauma -Shock and Resuscitation -Mechanisms of Wounding Ballistics -Hemodynamic Monitoring of Shock and Circulatory Dysfunction -Mechanical Ventilation II. HEAD AND NECK TRAUMA -Brain Injury -Maxillofacial Trauma -Traumatic Ophthalmologic Injuries -Ear, Nose, and Throat Injury -Penetrating Neck Injuries -Spinal Injuries III. THORACIC TRAUMA -Penetrating Chest Trauma -Blunt Chest Trauma IV. DIAPHRAGM AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA -Diaphragm Injuries -Principles of Abdominal Trauma -Abdominal Compartment Syndrome V. GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT -Liver and Biliary Injuries -Splenic Injuries -Gastric Injuries -Duodenal and Pancreatic Trauma -Traumatic Injuries to the Small Bowel, Colon, Rectum, and Anus VI. GENITOURINARY TRAUMA -Genitourinary Trauma VII. ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA -Soft Tissue Injuries in Pelvic Fractures -Orthopaedic Trauma VIII. VASCULAR TRAUMA -Vascular Trauma -Cervical Vascular Injuries -Deep Venous Thrombosis IX. Endocrinology -Endocrine Problems in Trauma X. SURGICAL ISSUES -Plastic Surgery -Surgical Nutrition XI. SPECIAL TYPES OF TRAUMA -Burns -Chemical Burns -Electrical Burns -Soft Tissue Injuries and Crush Syndrome -Hypothermia -Family Violence: Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Elder Abuse XII. SPECIAL POPULATIONS -Pediatric Trauma -Trauma during Pregnancy -Trauma in the Elderly -Alcohol and Acute Withdrawal -HIV/AIDS and Trauma XIII. DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES -Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Peritoneal Lavage in Injuries -Ultrasound in Trauma -Wound Exploration and Precautions in the Management of Trauma Patients XIV. POSTTRAUMATIC ISSUES -Psychiatric Aspects of Trauma XV. MISCELLANEOUS -Physical Diagnosis: Foreign Body and Evidence -A Potpourri of Trauma Questions
