PHTLS : prehospital trauma life support / Prehospital Trauma Life Support Committee of The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians in cooperation with the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
Contributor(s): American College of Surgeons. Committee on Trauma [author.] | National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (U.S.). Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Committee [author.].
Burlington, MA : JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING c2016Edition: Eighth edition.Description: xxxi, 709 pages. ; 28 cm. color illustrations.ISBN: 9781284041736.Other title: Prehospital trauma life support.Uniform titles: PHTLS (1986) Subject(s): Wounds and Injuries -- therapy | Emergencies | Emergency Medical Services | First Aid -- methods | TraumatologyGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC86.7 .P48 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000003058 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PHTLS : past, present, and future -- Injury prevention -- The science, art, and ethics of prehospital care : principles, preferences, and critical thinking -- Physiology of life and death -- Kinematics of trauma -- Scene assessment -- Patient assessment and management -- Airway and ventilation -- Shock -- Head trauma -- Spinal trauma -- Thoracic trauma -- Abdominal trauma -- Musculoskeletal trauma -- Burn injuries -- Pediatric trauma -- Geriatric trauma -- Golden principles of prehospital trauma care -- Disaster management -- Explosions and weapons of mass destruction -- Environmental trauma I : heat and cold -- Environmental trauma II : drowning, lightning, diving, and altitude -- Wilderness trauma care -- Civilian tactical emergency medical support (TEMS).