ISBN:
9780702066740
Copyright:
2017
Publication Date:
10-07-2016
Page Count:
320
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
List Price:
$38.99
Minor Injuries - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
by Dennis Purcell, MA, RGN
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780702066740
Copyright:
2017
Publication Date:
10-07-2016
Page Count:
320
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
List Price:
$38.99
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- Describes working methods which are robust, flexible and swift
- Explains the classification of musculoskeletal injuries and use of current investigative techniques
- Explains normal limb movement to contextualize abnormal presentation
- More than 150 illustrations help clarify sometimes complex anatomical and clinical information
- Explains the importance of accurate record keeping, including reference to current law
- Discusses the management of trauma in children and adolescents with special reference to consent and confidentiality, non-accidental injury, communication, analgesia, and sports injuries
- Chapter on wound care, including burns, describes wound assessment, exploration, infection, treatment and complications
- Explains the management of minor head injuries, including clinical examination, the use of imaging techniques, cranial nerve assessment, and discharge advice
- Chapter on facial trauma includes damage to the eye, ENT problems such as foreign bodies, and tooth avulsion
- Accompanying website contains 77 videos showing the techniques described in the book and a fully downloadable image bank to aid personal study
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- Contains new information on X-ray interpretation
- Re-organized to reflect the difference in approach between midline injuries and limb injuries
- Explains the differences in the management of children and adults
- Differentiates between the different categories of older people - the active and fit retiree and the frail older person
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Part 1 General issues
1 Minor injuries: an overview
2 Clinical examination and the written record
3 X-rays and the non-medical referrer
Part 2 Limb injuries
4 Basics of musculoskeletal injury
5 Basics of musculoskeletal examination
6 The shoulder
7 The elbow
8 The forearm, wrist and hand
9 The pelvis and hip
10 The knee
11 The lower leg
Part 3 Midline injuries
12 Minor head injuries
13 The face, the eye and ENT
14 The spine
15 The chest
Part 4 Wounds and burns
16 Wounds and burns
References
Bibliography
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