Prehospital Trauma Care

Comprehensive in scope and content, Prehospital Trauma Care (PTC) covers all aspects of emergency medicine-triage assessment and treatment, anesthesia, intensive care, psychiatry, health and military disasters, burns, shock, and surgery. Written by over 70 distinguished international experts representing Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA. Considering geographic and cultural perspectives in trauma care, Prehospital Trauma Care explores: demographics and mechanisms of injury in PTC organization of PTC in developed countries worldwide the hierarchy of the prehospital trauma team and crew-resource management features of initial patient care from advanced airway management to state-of-the-art fluid resuscitation and prevention of hypothermia, including provision of adequate analgesia specialized approaches to blunt and penetrating trauma treating special groups such as the traumatized child and the entrapped patient, as well as specific situations, including chemical injuries and hypothermia transport and extraordinary challenges such as rural areas, mass attendance events, terrorism, and VIP protection and much more Promoting an efficient trauma chain of survival and a secure continuum of care, Prehospital Trauma Care is essential reading for emergency medicine and critical care physicians, anesthesiologists, surgeons, pediatricians, sports medicine specialists, air and ground transport nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and all related medical specialists with an interest in trauma care.

Table of Contents:
General Aspects of Prehospital Trauma Care (Editors: Markus D. W. Lipp and Luis F. Eljaiek, Jr.) Prehospital Trauma Care: Scope and Practice Wolfgang Ummenhofer and Koichi Tanigawa Prehospital Trauma Care: Demographics Kim J. Gupta, Jerry P. Nolan, and Michael J. A. Parr Mechanisms of Injury in Trauma Allysan Armstrong-Brown and Doreen Yee The Role of the Physician in Prehospital Trauma Care Freddy K. Lippert and Eldar Soreide The Role of the Transport Nurse in Prehospital Trauma Care Charlene Mancuso and William F. Fallon, Jr. The Role of the Paramedic in Prehospital Trauma Care Gregg S. Margolis, Marvin Wayne, and Paul Berlin Working in the Prehospital Environment: Safety Aspects and Teamwork Craig Greis and P Madsen Disasters and Mass Casualty Situations Christopher M. Grande, Jan De Boer, J. D. Polk, and Markus D. W. Lipp Research and Uniform Reporting Wolfgang F. Dick Trauma Scoring Luc Van Camp and David W. Yates Organization, Documentation, and Continuous Quality Improvement Ken Hillman, Michael Sugrue, and Thomas A. Sweeney Assessment, Treatment, and Triage (Editors: Charles D. Deakin and Richard D. Zane) Initial Assessment, Triage, and Basic and Advanced Life Support Jeremy Mauger and Charles D. Deakin Advanced Airway Management and Use of Anesthetic Drugs Charles E. Smith, Ron M. Walls, David Lockey, and Herbert Kuhnigk Oxygenation, Ventilation, and Monitoring Stephen H. Thomas, Suzanne K. Wedel, and Marvin Wayne Traumatic and Hemorrhagic Shock: Basic Pathophysiology and Treatment Richard P. Dutton Prehospital Vascular Access for the Trauma Patient Thomas A. Sweeney and Antonio Marques Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Fluids-When, What, and How Much? Hengo Haljam and Maureen McCunn Fluid Resuscitation and Circulatory Support: Use of Pneumatic Antishock Garment Nelson Tang and Richard D. Zane S

About the Author :
Eldar Soreide, Christopher M. Grande

Review :
" From the Forewords… This substantial textbook brings together a distinguished multinational authorship to address the subject of prehospital trauma care. The subject does not lend itself easily to evidence-based scientific study and the authors stand out in medical society as leaders in this difficult field. …a splendid contribution to the literature."-Peter Baskett, FRCA, FRCP, FFAEM, Consultant Emeritus, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK This book is a clear example of how it is possible to draw across national boundaries to find the principles of [emergency] management, with contributors from many different countries in both Europe and North America.-Peter Rosen, M.D., University of California School of Medicine, San Diego "…well illustrated, well written, enjoyable to read, and well referenced….comprehensive. "-Anesthesia & Analgesia