ITLS : international trauma life support for prehospital care providers

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ITLS : international trauma life support for prehospital care providers

edited by John Emory Campbell ; Alabama Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians

Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008

6th ed.

  • pbk. : alk. paper

Other Title

Brady International trauma life support for prehospital care providers

Uniform Title

Basic trauma life support for paramedics and other advanced providers

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Note

Rev. ed. of Basic trauma life support for paramedics and other advanced providers. 5th ed. c2004

Includes bibliographical references and index

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows 98 or newer

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Macintosh 9.X and OSX

Contents of Works

  • Scene size-up
  • Assessment and initial management of the trauma patient
  • Patient assessment skills
  • Initial airway management
  • Airway manegement skills
  • Thoracic trauma
  • Thoracic trauma skills
  • Shock evaluation and management
  • Fluid resuscitation skills
  • Head trauma
  • Spinal trauma
  • Spine management skills
  • Abdominal trauma
  • Extremity trauma
  • Extremity trauma skills
  • Burns
  • Trauma in children
  • Trauma in the elderly
  • Trauma in pregnancy
  • Patients under the influence of alcohol or drugs
  • The trauma cardiopulmonary arrest
  • Standard precautions in the prehospital setting

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This practical, hands-on training book offers Paramedics and advanced providers a complete reference covering all skills necessary for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and transportation of the trauma patient. For more than 25 years, ITLS has been at the forefront of trauma education at all levels of prehospital care worldwide. This latest edition continues the tradition of excellence by refining and updating the rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and transport of the trauma patient. The 6th edition conforms to the most recent AHA guidelines for artificial ventilation and CPR. New key features include: new flow sheets, new and expanded appendices, including Tactical EMS, updated photo and art program through out, and a CD-ROM with review questions, games, animations, and much more!

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Scene Size-up Chapter 2 Assessment and Initial Management of the Trauma Patient Chapter 3 Patient Assessment Skills Chapter 4 Initial Airway Management Chapter 5 Airway Management Skills Chapter 6 Thoracic Trauma Chapter 7 Thoracic Trauma Skills Chapter 8 Shock Evaluation and Management Chapter 9 Fluid Resuscitation Skills Chapter 10 Head Trauma Chapter 11 Spinal Trauma Chapter 12 Spine Management Skills Chapter 13 Abdominal Trauma Chapter 14 Extremity Trauma Chapter 15 Extremity Trauma Skills Chapter 16 Burns Chapter 17 Trauma in Children Chapter 18 Trauma in the Elderly Chapter 19 Trauma in Pregnancy Chapter 20 Patients Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs Chapter 21 The Trauma Cardiopulmonary Arrest Chapter 22 Standard Precautions in the Prehospital Setting Appendix A Optional Skills Optional Skill 1: Digital Intubation Optional Skill 2: Transillumination (Lighted Stylet) Optional Skill 3: Translaryngeal Jet Ventilation Optional Skill 4: Pharyngotracheal Lumen Airway Optional Skill 5: Esophageal Tracheal Combitube Optional Skill 6: King LT-D Airway Optional Skill 7: Laryngeal Mask Airway Optional Skill 8: Adult Intraosseous Infusion Optional Skill 9: Rapid Sequence Intubation Appendix B Communications with the Receiving Hospital Appendix C Documentation: The Patient Care Record Appendix D Trauma Care in the Cold Appendix E Role of the Medical Helicopter Appendix F Trauma Scoring in the Prehospital Care Setting Appendix G Drowning, Barotrauma, and Decompression Injury Appendix H Injury Prevention and the Role of the EMS Provider Appendix I Multicasualty Incidents and Triage Appendix J Agricultural Rescue Course Overview Appendix K ITLS Access Overview Appendix L Tactical EMS Glossary Index

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