Description
PDF: 63.2 MB
By: Linda A. Dultz, Caroline Park MD, Nicole Lunardi
An ideal resource for physicians, surgeons, residents, and medical students with trauma and critical-care responsibilities, The Parkland Trauma Handbook, Fourth Edition provides current guidance direct from those on the frontlines at Parkland Memorial Hospital. This portable handbook presents an evidence- and experience-based guide to the evaluation and initial management of the trauma patient, keeping you up to date with key topics and new approaches in this fast-changing field.
- Provides a comprehensive yet concise trauma reference you can carry in your pocket
- Highlights evidence-based guidelines, when available, to help you make rational decisions about the issues at hand
- Contains all-new chapters on Pre-hospital Triage, Emergency Procedures in Trauma Bay, Rib Fractures and Pain Management, Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Trauma-Informed Care, Special Considerations and Special Populations, ECMO in Trauma, and Vascular Trauma and Endovascular Approaches
- Presents current best practices on alternative airway management, ultrasound in the trauma setting, laparoscopic surgery in trauma, terrorism preparedness, damage control, the trauma systems quality improvement process, bedside procedures in the surgical intensive care unit, massive transfusion protocol, diagnosis of blunt cervical vascular injury, and much more
Imran S –
Excellent New edition