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Abstract
For basic trauma life support courses
For more than 30 years, International Trauma Life Support has been at the forefront of trauma education at all levels of emergency care worldwide. This complete reference is filled with practical, hands-on training that guides readers through the hows and whys behind all of the skills necessary for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and transportation of the trauma patient. Updated with the latest approaches to the care of the trauma patient, this Eighth Edition conforms to the most recent AHA/ILCOR guidelines for artificial ventilation and CPR. This new edition continues ITLS’s tradition of excellence to ensure learners get the most out of the few minutes they have to save their patients’ lives.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Title Page | 1 | ||
| Copyright Page | 2 | ||
| Dedication | 3 | ||
| Table of Contents | 4 | ||
| About the Editors | 5 | ||
| About the Authors | 6 | ||
| Acknowledgments | 11 | ||
| Chapter 1 Scene Size-up | 17 | ||
| Chapter 2 Trauma Assessment and Management | 44 | ||
| Chapter 3 Assessment Skills | 66 | ||
| Chapter 4 Airway Management | 81 | ||
| Chapter 5 Airway Skills | 103 | ||
| Chapter 6 Thoracic Trauma | 140 | ||
| Chapter 7 Thoracic Trauma Skills | 161 | ||
| Chapter 8 Shock | 169 | ||
| Chapter 9 Vascular Access Skills | 193 | ||
| Chapter 10 Head Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury | 205 | ||
| Chapter 11 Spinal Trauma and Patient-Centered Spinal Motion Restriction | 224 | ||
| Chapter 12 Spine Management Skills | 251 | ||
| Chapter 13 Abdominal Trauma | 271 | ||
| Chapter 14 Extremity Trauma | 281 | ||
| Chapter 15 Extremity Trauma Skills | 305 | ||
| Chapter 16 Burns | 319 | ||
| Chapter 17 Pediatric Trauma | 341 | ||
| Chapter 18 Geriatric Trauma | 364 | ||
| Chapter 19 Trauma in Pregnancy | 375 | ||
| Chapter 20 The Impaired Patient | 386 | ||
| Chapter 21 Trauma Arrest | 395 | ||
| Chapter 22 Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions | 407 | ||
| Index | 425 | ||
| A | 425 | ||
| B | 425 | ||
| C | 426 | ||
| D | 426 | ||
| E | 426 | ||
| F | 427 | ||
| G | 427 | ||
| H | 427 | ||
| I | 427 | ||
| J | 428 | ||
| K | 428 | ||
| L | 428 | ||
| M | 428 | ||
| N | 428 | ||
| O | 428 | ||
| P | 428 | ||
| Q | 429 | ||
| R | 429 | ||
| S | 429 | ||
| T | 430 | ||
| U | 431 | ||
| V | 431 | ||
| W | 431 | ||
| Z | 431 |