Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma

by Diku P. Mandavia, Edward J. Newton, Demetrios Demetriades

Overview

This comprehensive full-color atlas guides clinicians in recognizing, prioritizing, and managing trauma patients by utilizing the physical cues relevant to the emergency setting. Nearly 700 images bring the reader to the bedside of patients with a complete range of traumatic injuries, including motor vehicle accidents, falls, lacerations, burns, impalements, stabbings, and gunshot wounds. Organized by major body areas, the text discusses management guidelines, emergency workup protocols, and common pitfalls. The Atlas is an essential resource for those involved in trauma care.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521781480
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/15/2003
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	11.38(w) x 8.78(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

1. Head injury Edward J. Newton; 2. Facial injury Edward J. Newton; 3. Neck injury Demetrios Demetriades; 4. Chest injury Demetrios Demetriades; 5. Abdominal injury Demetrios Demetriades; 6. Musculoskeletal injury Diku P. Mandavia; 7. Spine injury Edward J. Newton; 8. Skin and soft tissue injury Diku P. Mandavia.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: David James Dries, MSE, MD (Regions Hospital)
Description: This is an atlas of injury patterns and common procedures for treatment of injury, prepared by the trauma program of the University of Southern California, one of the busiest trauma centers in the United States.
Purpose: The collection of clinical images and drawings represent the experience of a large group of practitioners.
Audience: Practitioners and students at all levels are an appropriate audience for this work. The authors represent trauma and emergency medicine leadership at the University of Southern California.
Features: The material is presented by anatomic region of injury with photographs and line drawings to illustrate common problems and treatment strategies. The body is reviewed anatomically, much as it would be in trauma resuscitation. Head and neck injuries are first discussed followed by the chest, abdomen, and musculoskeletal system. Specific chapters describe soft tissue injuries including burns and bites. Each of the eight chapters begins with a brief overview of the clinical problem followed by photographs and line drawings illustrating important patterns of presentation. In some cases, the commentary includes a review of common pitfalls in diagnosis and management of the condition. Photographs are black and white and color and reproduce well. Line drawings are also of excellent quality. No references are included, however. The table of contents provides excellent access to the detailed content of each chapter. The concluding index provides specific access not only to injuries but also to tables and figures.
Assessment: This atlas is an excellent addition to the teaching shelf. While treatment strategies may go out of date, the clinical images in the book will always be relevant. A similar publication is available for burn injury edited by Barret and Herndon, Color Atlas of Burn Care, W.B. Saunders, 2001).

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