Chapter-31 Initial Trauma Evaluation and Resuscitation
BOOK TITLE: Surgery: Core Principles and Practice
Author
1. Sihler Kristen C
2. Cushing Brad M
3. Schenarts Paul J
ISBN
9789351525233
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18887_32
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2017
Pages
20
Author Affiliations
1.
Maine Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Portland, Maine, USA
2.
Tufts University School of Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA
3.
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Chapter keywords
Initial trauma evaluation,
initial trauma resuscitation,
advanced trauma life support,
ATLS,
trauma patient assessment,
prehospital care,
emergency medical service,
field assessment,
airway management,
hospital care,
airway adjuncts,
intravenous fluid type,
imaging modality,
definitive care transfer