Abc Of Major Trauma 4E

Major trauma and prehospital care is a growing area in medicine, and emergency treatments are becoming more sophisticated as the potential to save lives grows.

This fourth edition of the long established and bestselling ABC of Major Trauma is a comprehensive guide to the management of the multiply injured patient during the initial hours after injury. Thoroughly updated throughout, and including new material on trauma management in the developing world, it provides concise and clear guidance with accompanying photographs and diagrams.

Edited and written by leading trauma authorities, this is a truly accessible and practical book for everyday use by emergency medicine staff, nurses, hospital doctors, paramedics, and ambulance services.

The new ABC series has been thoroughly updated, offering a fresh look, layout and features throughout, helping you to access information and deliver the best patient care. The newly designed books remain an essential reference tool for GPs, GP registrars, junior doctors and those in primary care, designed to address the concerns of general practitioners and provide effective study aids for doctors in training.

Now offering over 70 titles, this extensive series provides you with a quick and dependable reference on a range of topics in all the major specialities. Each book in the new series now offers links to further information and articles, and a new dedicated website provides you with even more support.

The ABC series is the essential and dependable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners and students in general practice.

David Skinner, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Peter Driscoll, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK