The Integrated Approach to Trauma Care

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. Trauma Care in Europe 1995

   • D. W. Yates

   Pages 1-12

3. Methods of Registration and Injury Severity Scoring

   • H. J. Klasen, H. J. ten Duis, J. Kingma

   Pages 13-24

4. Extrication and Immobilization of the Severe Trauma Victim: How It Is Done

   • W. Ummenhofer, H. Pargger, U. Boenicke, D. Scheidegger

   Pages 25-39

5. Early Intubation in Trauma Patients

   • D. Nast-Kolb, A. Trupka, C. Waydhas

   Pages 40-51

6. Early Ventilation in Trauma Patients

   • M. Hemmer

   Pages 52-61

7. Analgesia and Sedatives in Emergencies

   • T. Kerz, W. F. Dick

   Pages 62-77

8. Causes of Shock in the Severely Traumatized Patient: Emergency Treatment

   • W. Ertel, O. Trentz

   Pages 78-87

9. Volume Infusion in Traumatic Shock

   • J. S. Mondy III, F. W. Blaisdell

   Pages 88-97

10. End-Points of Resuscitation

    • J.-L. Vincent, P. Manikis

    Pages 98-105

11. Standard Diagnostic Workup of the Severely Traumatized Patient

    • L. P. H. Leenen, R. J. A. Goris

    Pages 106-113

12. Radiology in Chest Trauma Patients

    • F. M. J. Heijstraten

    Pages 114-127

13. The Role of Ultrasound in the Management of Blunt Abdominal Trauma

    • K. Glaser, J. Tschmelitsch, A. Klingler, G. Wetscher

    Pages 128-132

14. Diagnostic Procedures in Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Injury

    • E. W. Childs, F. W. Blaisdell

    Pages 133-141

15. Diagnostic Procedures in Spine, Pelvic, and Extremity Injuries

    • P. M. Rommens

    Pages 142-156

16. Anesthesiological Management of the Severely Traumatized Patient in the Operating Theatre

    • L. H. D. J. Booij

    Pages 157-171

17. Therapeutic Sequences in the Acute Period in Unstable Patients

    • O. Trentz, H. P. Friedl

    Pages 172-178

18. Surgical Procedures in the Stabilized Patient

    • H. Tscherne, G. Regel

    Pages 179-195

19. Monitoring and Treatment of Acute Head Injury

    • R. Stocker, R. Bernays, T. Kossmann, H. G. Imhof

    Pages 196-210

20. Treatment of Abdominal Injuries

    • F. D. Battistella, F. W. Blaisdell

    Pages 211-218

This book concentrates on problems generated by acute care in severely traumatized patients during the first 24 hours after injury. During this hectic period, highly complicated problems have to be solved at the site of the accident, during transport to hospital, and in hospital. Multiple medical and paramedical disciplines are involved in providing care to the severely injured. This book endeavors to present a problem-oriented approach to the diagnostic, therapeutic, and organizational aspects that may be encountered.

• Disturbance of Vital Functions
• Infusion
• Trauma
• Vitalfunktionen
• care
• complications
• emergency
• infection
• intubation
• polytrauma
• prevention
• radiology
• resuscitation
• shock
• ventilation

• Department of Surgery, University Hospital, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  Rene Jan Albert Goris

• Department of Surgery, University Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

  Otmar Trentz

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