Basic trauma life support : advanced prehospital care /
edited by John Emory Campbell.
- 2nd edition.
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1988.
- xvii, 414 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents;
Introduction 1. Mechanisms of injuries due to motion 2. Field evaluation and management of the trauma patient 3. Field airway control for the trauma patient 4. Thoracic trauma 5. Shock 6. Spinal trauma 7. Head trauma 8. Extremity trauma 9. Abdominal trauma 10. Trauma in pregnancy 11. Pediatric trauma 12. Burns 13. The trauma cardiorespiratory arrest 14. Critical trauma situations: "Load & go" situations 15. Fluid replacement
Basic skill stations 1. Primary survey 2. Secondary survey 3. Rapid patient assessment 4. Spinal immobilization using a short backboard & rapid extrication 5. Using a long backboard 6. Using traction splints 7. Anti-shock garment application and helmet removal 8. Basic airway management