Handbook of splinting and casting / Stephen R. Thompson, Dan A. Zlotolow ; photography by Brian O'Doherty.
Series: Mobile medicine©2012Description: 1 online resource (ix, 309 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 0323086667
- 9780323086660
- 617.9
- RD114 .T49 2012

Includes index.
Basic Principles of Analgesia -- Hematoma Block -- Elbow Block -- Wrist Block -- Digital Block -- Ankle Block -- Intra-articular Ankle Block -- Basic Principles of Reduction Maneuvers -- Shoulder and Elbow Reduction -- Forearm, Wrist, and Hand Reduction -- Pelvis and Lower Extremity Reduction -- Basics of Splinting and Casting -- Upper Extremity Splints and Casts -- Lower Extremity Splints and Casts -- Femoral Skeletal Traction -- Tibial Skeletal Traction -- Calcaneal Skeletal Traction -- Cervical Spine Traction with Gardner Wells Tongs.
Print version record.
Annotation Get portable, step-by-step instructions on the most common, need-to-know techniques for initial orthopaedic injury management from The Handbook of Casting and Splinting by Stephen R. Thompson, MD and Dan A. Zlotolow, MD. As part of The Mobile Medicine series and modeled after the successful Harriet Lane Handbook, this practical, pocket-sized book is the perfect take-along companion for orthopedic and emergency medicine residents as well as PAs, NPs, and other health professionals. Organized into four sections-orthopedic analgesia, reduction maneuvers, splints and casts, and traction maneuvers-the point-of-care information you need can be found quickly and easily. A highly templated format with outlined steps, photographs, and illustrations guides you through crucial steps of each procedure and technique.
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