Cole Trauma Care

Initial Assessment and Management in the Emergency Department
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-0952-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses

The often complex problems of the trauma patient present manychallenges to front line emergency staff. Multiple injuriesinvolving many systems of the body require careful and timelyprioritisation and intervention in the emergency department.Trauma Care provides emergency nurses with a practical guideto the systematic assessment and management of trauma patients,equipping them with the clinical knowledge and practical skillsnecessary to initially assess and care for the trauma patient inthe emergency department trauma environment.
Trauma Care explores the concept of trauma assessment,focusing on patient priorities and interprofessional trauma teamworking. Individual chapters look at the essential assessment andmanagement issues for each system of the body and specific agerelated complications. Emphasis is placed on key patientpriorities, with acknowledgement to the common pitfalls in initialtrauma care. This text will be essential for all emergency nurses,and those working in the emergency department.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cole, Elaine

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.
2. Mechanism of Injury.
3. Initial Assessment and Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient inthe Emergency Department.
4. Head Injuries.
5. Chest Injuries.
6. Spinal Cord Injuries.
7. Abdominal Injuries.
8. Pelvic Injuries.
9. Extremity Injuries.
10. Maxillofacial Injuries.
11. Burns.
12. Special Population Considerations

Über Autor(innen)

Elaine Cole is a Lecturer-Practitioner in Accident & Emergency/Trauma at St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery and Barts and the London NHS Trust, London