An ideal resource for physicians, surgeons, residents, and medical students with trauma and critical-care responsibilities, The Parkland Trauma Handbook, Fourth Edition provides current guidance direct from those on the frontlines at Parkland Memorial Hospital. This portable handbook presents an evidence- and experience-based guide to the evaluation and initial management of the trauma patient, keeping you up to date with key topics and new approaches in this fast-changing field.
- Provides a comprehensive yet concise trauma reference you can carry in your pocket
- Highlights evidence-based guidelines, when available, to help you make rational decisions about the issues at hand
- Contains all-new chapters on Pre-hospital Triage, Emergency Procedures in Trauma Bay, Rib Fractures and Pain Management, Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Trauma-Informed Care, Special Considerations and Special Populations, ECMO in Trauma, and Vascular Trauma and Endovascular Approaches
- Presents current best practices on alternative airway management, ultrasound in the trauma setting, laparoscopic surgery in trauma, terrorism preparedness, damage control, the trauma systems quality improvement process, bedside procedures in the surgical intensive care unit, massive transfusion protocol, diagnosis of blunt cervical vascular injury, and much more
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Table of Contents
1. Epidemiology of Trauma2. Trauma Systems
3. Pre-hospital triage
4. Trauma Performance Improvement and Patient Safety
5. Advanced Trauma Life Support
6. Trauma Scoring Systems
7. Mechanisms of Injury
8. All-Hazards Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation
9. Initial Assessment of the Trauma Patient
10. Shock
11. Transfusion Therapy and Thrombophylaxis
12. Emergency Department Diagnostic Modalities
13. Ultrasound in Trauma
14. Catheters and Tubes
15. Emergency Procedures in Trauma Bay
16. Damage Control Surgery
17. Neurologic Trauma
18. Soft Tissue Injuries of the Face
19. Facial Fractures I-Upper Facial Skeleton
20. Facial Fractures II: Maxillary, Midfacial, and Mandibular Fractures
21. Ophthalmic Injuries
22. Neck Injuries
23. Thoracic Trauma
24. Rib fractures and pain management
25. Diaphragmatic Injury
26. Esophageal Trauma
27. Gastric Trauma
28. Pancreatic and Duodenal Trauma
29. Small Bowel Trauma
30. Liver and Biliary Tract Trauma
31. Splenic Trauma
32. Colon and Rectal Trauma
33. Renal Trauma
34. Genitourinary Tract in Trauma
35. Genital and Perineal Trauma
36. Extremity Vascular Trauma
37. Abdominal Vascular Injury
38. Thermal, Chemical, Electrical and Cold Injuries
39. Principles of Fractures and Dislocations
40. Complications of Musculoskeletal Trauma
41. Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum
42. Fractures and Dislocations of the Lower Extremity
43. Knee Ligament Injuries
44. Foot and Ankle Injuries
45. Upper Extremity Fractures and Dislocations
46. Hand Injuries and Infections
47. Fractures in Children and Non-Accidental Trauma
48. Bites
49. Trauma in the Pregnant Patient
50. Pediatric Trauma
51. Geriatric Trauma
52. Palliative care, end of life care
53. Trauma-informed care
54. Anesthesia in Trauma
55. Cardiovascular Support and Management in the Intensive Care Unit
56. ECMO in trauma
57. Bedside Procedures in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
58. Pulmonary Disorders
59. Disorders of Thermoregulation in the Intensive Care Unit
60. Disorders of Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes
61. Infection in the Surgical Intensive Care unit
62. Metabolism and Nutrition
63. Organ Donation and Management of the Organ Donor
64. Endovascular techniques
65. Special Considerations/Populations
