Trauma Care: Initial Assessment and Management in the Emergency Department / Edition 1

by Elaine Cole

Overview

The often complex problems of the trauma patient present many challenges to front line emergency staff. Multiple injuries involving many systems of the body require careful and timely prioritisation and intervention in the emergency department. Trauma Care provides emergency nurses with a practical guide to the systematic assessment and management of trauma patients, equipping them with the clinical knowledge and practical skills necessary to initially assess and care for the trauma patient in the emergency department trauma environment.

Trauma Care explores the concept of trauma assessment, focusing on patient priorities and interprofessional trauma team working. Individual chapters look at the essential assessment and management issues for each system of the body and specific age related complications. Emphasis is placed on key patient priorities, with acknowledgement to the common pitfalls in initial trauma care. This text will be essential for all emergency nurses, and those working in the emergency department.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781405162302
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/03/2008
Series:	Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

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

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.

2. Mechanism of Injury.

3. Initial Assessment and Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient in the 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

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Angela K Sullivan, ADN (University of Arkansas of Little Rock)
Description: This book teaches the essential clinical skills necessary to equip even the most novice practitioner to provide competent trauma care.
Purpose: The sole purpose is to provide emergency trauma practitioners with the necessary tools to provide prompt and lifesaving care to critical trauma patients. The author uses a systematic approach, which ensures complete assessment and implementation of standards of care.
Audience: The audience includes both prehospital and in-hospital emergency department trauma practitioners.
Features: The book provides emergency care nurses and practitioners with a concise, practical guide to skillfully assessing and caring for trauma patients. Evidenced-based guidelines reinforce trauma care concepts.
Assessment: As an 11-year emergency department nurse, I believe this book will be an invaluable resource for even the most skilled practitioner. Prompt assessment and management of the trauma patient can be accomplished effectively and efficiently using this systematic approach.

Doody's Review Service

I believe this book will be an invaluable resource for even the most skilled practitioner.” (Doody's Reviews, May 2009)

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