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Trauma, Burns and Drowning

 

Canonical Reading Material for the Exam Candidate

Oh's Intensive Care manual:

  • Chapter 74   (pp. 755)  Severe  and  multiple  trauma by James  A  Judson  and  Li  C  Hsee
  • Chapter 75  (pp. 762)  Severe  head  injuries  by John  A  Myburgh  and  Manoj  K  Saxena
  • Chapter 76    (pp. 777) Faciomaxillary  and  upper-airway  injuries  by Cyrus  Edibam  and  Hayley  Robinson
  • Chapter 77   (pp. 784) Chest  injuries  by Ubbo  F  Wiersema
  • Chapter 78    (pp. 795) Spinal  injuries by Sumesh  Arora  and  Oliver  J  Flower
  • Chapter 79  (pp. 807)  Abdominal  and  pelvic  injuries by Colin  McArthur  and  Pieter  HW  Lubbert
  • Chapter 80   (pp. 817) Submersion  by Cyrus  Edibam  and  Tim  Bowles
  • Chapter 81  (pp. 821) Burns  by David  P  Mackie  and  Jacqueline  EHM  Vet
  • Chapter 82   (pp. 829)  Thermal  disorders by Stephen  W  Lam  and  Richard  Strickland
  • Chapter 83   (pp. 844)  Electrical  safety  and  injuries by Lester  AH  Critchley
  • Chapter 85    (pp. 861) Ballistic  injury by Michael  C  Reade  and  Peter  D  (Toby)  Thomas
  • Chapter 110   (pp. 1133) Paediatric  trauma by Kevin  McCaffery

Summaries and discussions of trauma-related topics from Life in the Fast Lane are made available as a list of links in the Resources section.
Emergency Management of Severe Trauma
Primary secondary and tertiary survey
Causes of shock in the trauma patient
Radiology in trauma
The pregnant trauma patient
The morbidly obese trauma patient
Specific Injuries and Complications of Polytrauma
Base of skull fracture
Abdominal compartment syndrome
Penetrating neck injury
Fat embolism syndrome
Traumatic asphyxia
Gas embolism
Blast injury
Techniques in Trauma Management
Management options for haemorrhage from pelvic fractures
Permissive hypotension in haemorrhagic shock
Haemostatic resuscitation and massive transfusion
Damage control surgery
Positioning and immobilisation of the trauma patient
Resuscitative thoracotomy
Thermal Injuries and Drowning
Emergency management of severe burns
Fluid resuscitation for the burns patient
Airway burns and smoke inhalation injuries
Physiologic consequences of burns
Heat stroke
Hypothermia
Immersion submersion and drowning
Electrical injuries
Systemic Analgesia and Regional Anaesthesia
Regional anaesthesia in the critically ill
Analgesic techniques for multiple rib fractures
Advantages and disadvantages of regional anaesthesia in ICU