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Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician

PUBLISHER Cambridge University Press (10/31/2013)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Acute care physicians are frequently faced with diagnosing and treating orthopedic emergencies with limited resources and without immediate specialist availability. Orthopedic Emergencies focuses on the acute management and stabilization of orthopedic injuries with specific recommendations on procedures and the stabilization of fractures and dislocation. The topics are organized anatomically with additional chapters on Procedures, Reduction Techniques, and Immobilization and Splinting. The information needed for a rapid diagnosis is available instantly through the bullet-point-style text, diagrams, images, pearls and pitfalls. There are specific recommendations on which splint to apply and how to position the affected limb, as well as advice on when to arrange follow up with an orthopedist or sports medicine physician. The spiral binding allows the book to lay flat for easy use at the bedside, making Orthopedic Emergencies the ideal companion for all emergency medicine providers including emergency department physicians, sports clinics, family medicine practitioners and mid-level providers.
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ISBN-13: 9781107696617
ISBN-10: 1107696615
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 283
Carton Quantity: 18
Product Dimensions: 6.50 x 0.80 x 9.10 inches
Weight: 1.10 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Illustrated
Country of Origin: GB
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BISAC Categories
Medical | Emergency Medicine
Dewey Decimal: 617.15
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013039653
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Acute care physicians are frequently faced with diagnosing and treating orthopedic emergencies with limited resources and without immediate specialist availability. Orthopedic Emergencies focuses on the acute management and stabilization of orthopedic injuries with specific recommendations on procedures and the stabilization of fractures and dislocation. The topics are organized anatomically with additional chapters on Procedures, Reduction Techniques, and Immobilization and Splinting. The information needed for a rapid diagnosis is available instantly through the bullet-point-style text, diagrams, images, pearls and pitfalls. There are specific recommendations on which splint to apply and how to position the affected limb, as well as advice on when to arrange follow up with an orthopedist or sports medicine physician. The spiral binding allows the book to lay flat for easy use at the bedside, making Orthopedic Emergencies the ideal companion for all emergency medicine providers including emergency department physicians, sports clinics, family medicine practitioners and mid-level providers.
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