Orthopedic emergencies expert management for the emergency physician
"Acute care physicians are frequently faced with diagnosing and treating orthopedic emergencies with limited resources and without immediate specialist availability. Orthopedic emergencies focuses on the acute management and stabilization of orthopedic injuries with specific recommendations on...
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2013
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Acute care physicians are frequently faced with diagnosing and treating orthopedic emergencies with limited resources and without immediate specialist availability. Orthopedic emergencies focuses on the acute management and stabilization of orthopedic injuries with specific recommendations on procedures and the stabilization of fractures and dislocation. The topics are organized anatomically with additional chapters on Procedures, Reduction Techniques, and Immobilization and Splinting. The information needed for a rapid diagnosis is available instantly through the bullet-point-style text, diagrams, images, pearls and pitfalls. There are specific recommendations on which splint to apply and how to position the affected limb, as well as advice on when to arrange follow up with an orthopedist or sports medicine physician. The spiral binding allows the book to lay flat for easy use at the bedside, making Orthopedic Emergencies the ideal companion for all emergency medicine providers including emergency department physicians, sports clinics, family medicine practitioners and mid-level providers"--Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Machine generated contents note: List of contributors; Preface; 1. Hand and wrist emergencies / Carl A. Germann; 2. Shoulder and elbow emergencies / Sanjeev Malik, Molly Weiner and George Chiampas; 3. Pelvic emergencies / Michael C. Bond; 4. Knee and leg emergencies / Arun Sayal; 5. Foot and ankle emergencies / Brian Tscholl; 6. Spine emergencies / Kelley Banagan; 7. Pediatric orthopedic emergencies / Nathan W. Mick and Amy E. Valasek; 8. Orthopedic infections and other complications / Stephen Y. Liang, Michael C. Bond and Michael K. Abraham; 9. Procedures for orthopedic emergencies / Moira Davenport, Dennis Hanlon and Ryan Friedberg; 10. Immobilization and splinting / Michael C. Bond and Michael K. Abraham; Index |
| Beschreibung: | IX, 276 S. : zahlr. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9781107696617 |