Description
Category Winner 2013 - Tertiary Education (Wholly Australian) Student Resource, Australian Publishers Association – Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2013.Practical Management of Head and Neck Injury is a unique textbook which comprehensively covers the patient journey from injury to the rehabilitation phase.It includes diagnosis and management of head and neck injury with additional chapters on prognosis and special conditions including head injury in sport, the elderly, children, pregnant women, penetrating head injury, spine and spinal cord injury and brain death.It describes an integrated approach to care from all the relevant specialties with Australian, UK and US experts contributing to many chapters.The book will be of interest to junior doctors, specialist trainees and specialists in emergency medicine, surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, ENT, maxillofacial surgery, neurology, ophthalmology, anaesthesia and intensive care as well as medical students, nurses, paramedics and remote and rural practitioners.- The complete management of patients with head and neck trauma, from the accident scene through to rehabilitation- Safe, practical tips to assist the non-neurosurgeon in managing head injuries and preventing secondary brain injury—a major concern for emergency and pre-hospital medical personnel- All aspects of neck trauma covered, including the management of cervical spine injury- Detailed discussion of topics such as the classification of brain injury, concussion in sport, head injuries in children and the elderly, penetrating head injuries and the prognosis of head injury- The operative surgery of head and neck trauma outlined for the non-surgeon- Contributions from a wide range of specialists, both from Australia and overseas- Integration of neurosurgery with ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery, maxillofacial surgery, ophthalmology and spinal orthopaedics- Basic principles of relevant anatomy and pathophysiology, each covered in a separate chapter
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: EpidemiologyChapter 2: AnatomyChapter 3: Pathophysiology of traumatic brain injuryChapter 4: Pre-hospital managementChapter 5: Emergency room managementChapter 6: Spine injuryChapter 7: Vascular injuryChapter 8: Operative surgeryChapter 9: Intensive care management of head injuryChapter 10: Ward care of the head-injured patientChapter 11: Rehabilitation of head injury patients: issues in rehabilitation following traumatic brain injuryChapter 12: Head injury in childrenChapter 13: Head injury in the elderlyChapter 14: Head injury in sportChapter 15: Penetrating head injuryChapter 16: Bleeding diathesis and anticoagulantsChapter 17: Neurotrauma in pregnancyChapter 18: Brain deathChapter 19: Prolonged post coma unresponsiveness (the persistent vegetative state) and minimally responsive state post head injuryChapter 20: Prediction of outcome and the prognosis of head injuryChapter 21: Prevention of head injury and trauma systemsAppendices, including evidence-based guidelines
