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ATLS: Advance Trauma Life Support Student Course Manual

Material type: TextTextSeries: ATLS: Advance Trauma Life SupportPublication details: United States Of America American college of Surgeons c2018,Description: l, 420 p. : ill. ; 27.5 cmISBN:
  • 9780996826235
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LOC classification:
  • RC 86.7 .2018
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Contents:
Includes principles of trauma care; primary and secondary survey; airway and ventilatory management; shock and hemorrhage control; head, spine, thoracic, abdominal, and musculoskeletal trauma; burns; pediatric, geriatric, and pregnant trauma patients; transfer and trauma team organization.
Summary: ATLS: Advanced Trauma Life Support (10th edition) presents standardized, evidence-based principles for the initial assessment and management of trauma patients. Developed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, the manual emphasizes a systematic, priority-driven approach to resuscitation using the primary and secondary survey framework. It integrates current best practices in airway and ventilatory management, shock and hemorrhage control, and the evaluation and treatment of major injuries across body systems. The text addresses special populations—including pediatric, geriatric, and pregnant patients—along with trauma team dynamics, interfacility transfer, and quality improvement. Designed to support consistent, high-reliability trauma care worldwide, the work serves as the authoritative educational standard for clinicians involved in acute trauma management.
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Books Books KMTC:MWINGI CAMPUS General Stacks RC 86.7 .2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available mwg/1891
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previously published as 9th edition in 2012
Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references

Includes principles of trauma care; primary and secondary survey; airway and ventilatory management; shock and hemorrhage control; head, spine, thoracic, abdominal, and musculoskeletal trauma; burns; pediatric, geriatric, and pregnant trauma patients; transfer and trauma team organization.

ATLS: Advanced Trauma Life Support (10th edition) presents standardized, evidence-based principles for the initial assessment and management of trauma patients. Developed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, the manual emphasizes a systematic, priority-driven approach to resuscitation using the primary and secondary survey framework. It integrates current best practices in airway and ventilatory management, shock and hemorrhage control, and the evaluation and treatment of major injuries across body systems. The text addresses special populations—including pediatric, geriatric, and pregnant patients—along with trauma team dynamics, interfacility transfer, and quality improvement. Designed to support consistent, high-reliability trauma care worldwide, the work serves as the authoritative educational standard for clinicians involved in acute trauma management.

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