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Foreword |
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Preface |
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Introduction to Trauma Care |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (6) |
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Mechanisms of Injury/Penetrating Trauma |
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10 | (7) |
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The Physiobgic Response to Injury |
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17 | (6) |
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23 | (5) |
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Measurements of Injury Severity |
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28 | (7) |
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35 | (7) |
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42 | (13) |
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Field Teams: Composition, Direction, and Communication with the Trauma Center |
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55 | (4) |
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Air Medical and Interhospital Transport |
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59 | (6) |
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65 | (4) |
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Organization Prior to Trauma Patient Arrival |
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69 | (9) |
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Adult Trauma Resuscitation |
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78 | (10) |
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Airway Management in the Trauma Patient |
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88 | (9) |
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97 | (12) |
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Imaging of Trauma Patients |
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109 | (10) |
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Documentation, Coding and Compliance, and EMTALA |
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119 | (10) |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (8) |
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Injuries to the Spinal Cord and Spinal Column |
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140 | (17) |
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William F. Donaldson, III |
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Soft Tissue Wounds of the Face |
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157 | (10) |
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Bony Oral-Maxillofacial Injuries |
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167 | (15) |
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182 | (7) |
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189 | (9) |
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198 | (5) |
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203 | (21) |
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224 | (12) |
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236 | (31) |
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Abdominal Vascular Injury |
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267 | (10) |
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277 | (7) |
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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome |
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284 | (3) |
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287 | (9) |
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296 | (14) |
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310 | (9) |
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319 | (16) |
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Compartment Syndrome and Rhabdomyolysis |
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335 | (5) |
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Peripheral Vascular Injuries |
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340 | (12) |
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352 | (4) |
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Priorities in the ICU Care of the Adult Trauma Patient |
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356 | (24) |
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Commonly Missed Injuries and Pitfalls |
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380 | (6) |
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Anesthesia for the Trauma Patient |
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386 | (10) |
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396 | (8) |
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Hypothermia Cold Injury, and Drowning |
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404 | (7) |
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Blood Transfusion and Complications |
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411 | (9) |
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Nutrition/Metabolism in the Trauma Patient |
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420 | (8) |
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Support of the Organ Donor |
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428 | (5) |
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433 | (13) |
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446 | (15) |
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Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient |
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461 | (8) |
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469 | (8) |
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477 | (10) |
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487 | (9) |
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496 | (7) |
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House Staff Responsibilities |
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503 | (5) |
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Legal, Ethical and Family Issues |
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508 | (5) |
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513 | (8) |
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Appendix A. Injury Scales |
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521 | (14) |
Appendix B. Tetanus Prophylaxis |
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535 | (4) |
Appendix C. Frequently Used Forms |
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539 | (10) |
Subject Index |
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