Pages: 192,
Specialty: Emergency Med,
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer,
Publication Year: 2007,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 210.8x274.3x15.2mm

Emergency Management of the Trauma Patient: Cases, Algorithms, Evidence provides a practical and realistic approach to managing a trauma code with a complete review of ATLS protocols. Each chapter begins with the presentation of a trauma scenario and emphasizes the clinical skills needed to make important management decisions. Literature references are highlighted within the chapters and provide a discussion of pivotal journal articles relevant to the topic at hand. Algorithms are integrated into the chapters to serve as a roadmap for patient management.show more