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Advanced Trauma Life Support ATLS Student Course Manual 2018

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DETAILED CONTENTS<br />

CHAPTER 8<br />

MUSCULOSKELETAL TRAUMA 148<br />

Objectives 149<br />

Introduction 150<br />

Primary Survey and Resuscitation<br />

of Patients with Potentially <strong>Life</strong>-<br />

Threatening Extremity Injuries 150<br />

Adjuncts to the Primary Survey 152<br />

Secondary Survey 153<br />

Limb-Threatening Injuries 156<br />

Other Extremity Injuries 161<br />

Principles of Immobilization 163<br />

Pain Control 163<br />

Associated Injuries 164<br />

Occult Skeletal Injuries 165<br />

Teamwork 165<br />

Chapter Summary 165<br />

Bibliography 166<br />

CHAPTER 9<br />

THERMAL INJURIES 168<br />

Objectives 169<br />

Introduction 170<br />

Primary Survey and Resuscitation<br />

of Patients with Burns 170<br />

Patient Assessment 174<br />

Secondary Survey and<br />

Related Adjuncts 176<br />

Unique Burn Injuries 178<br />

Patient Transfer 180<br />

Cold Injury: Local Tissue Effects 181<br />

Cold Injury: Systemic Hypothermia 183<br />

Teamwork 183<br />

Chapter Summary 183<br />

Bibliography 184<br />

CHAPTER 10<br />

PEDIATRIC TRAUMA 186<br />

Objectives 187<br />

Introduction 188<br />

Types and Patterns of Injury 188<br />

Unique Characteristics of<br />

Pediatric Patients 188<br />

Airway 190<br />

Breathing 195<br />

Circulation and Shock 195<br />

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 199<br />

Chest <strong>Trauma</strong> 199<br />

Abdominal <strong>Trauma</strong> 200<br />

Head <strong>Trauma</strong> 202<br />

Spinal Cord Injury 205<br />

Musculoskeletal <strong>Trauma</strong> 206<br />

Child Maltreatment 207<br />

Prevention 208<br />

Teamwork 208<br />

Chapter Summary 209<br />

Bibliography 209<br />

CHAPTER 11<br />

GERIATRIC TRAUMA 214<br />

Objectives 215

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