Advanced Trauma Life Support ATLS Student Course Manual 2018

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DETAILED CONTENTS
Teamwork 58
Chapter Summary 58
Additional Resources 59
Bibliography 59
CHAPTER 4
THORACIC TRAUMA 62
Objectives 63
Introduction 64
Primary Survey: Life-Threatening
Injuries 64
Secondary Survey 72
Teamwork 78
Chapter Summary 78
Bibliography 79
CHAPTER 5
ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC TRAUMA 82
Objectives 83
Introduction 84
Anatomy of the Abdomen 84
Mechanism of Injury 85
Assessment and Management 86
Teamwork 98
Chapter Summary 98
Bibliography 99
CHAPTER 6
HEAD TRAUMA 102
Objectives 103
Introduction 104
Anatomy Review 104
Physiology Review 107
Classifications of Head Injuries 109
Evidence-Based Treatment
Guidelines 111
Primary Survey and Resuscitation 117
Secondary Survey 120
Diagnostic Procedures 120
Medical Therapies for Brain Injury 120
Surgical Management 122
Prognosis 124
Brain Death 124
Teamwork 124
Chapter Summary 124
Bibliography 125
CHAPTER 7
SPINE AND SPINAL CORD TRAUMA 128
Objectives 129
Introduction 130
Anatomy and Physiology 130
Documentation of Spinal
Cord Injuries 135
Specific Types of Spinal Injuries 136
Radiographic Evaluation 139
General Management 141
Teamwork 144
Chapter Summary 144
Bibliography 145