Orthopedic Emergencies Expert Management for the Emergency Physician Bond Perron

Orthopedic EmergenciesExpert Management for the Emergency Physician\nAuthor(s): Michael C. Bond, Andrew D. Perron, Michael K. Abraham\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107696617, 978-1107696617\nSynopsis\nAcute 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.