The Trauma Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital

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The Trauma Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital is written by Robert Leo Sheridan and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0781745969 (ISBN 10) and 9780781745963 (ISBN 13).

Written by a multidisciplinary team of residents, fellows, and faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital, this new addition to the LWW Handbook Series is a practical, accessible guide to the evaluation and management of trauma and burn patients. In a format designed for quick reference, this pocket-sized book presents hospital tested guidelines and procedures for pre-hospital care and transport, immediate assessment and interventions, and evaluation and management of specific injuries at each anatomic site. Chapters on specific injuries follow a consistent structure: epidemiology and mechanisms, important surgical anatomy, important physiology, initial evaluation, diagnostic methods, nonoperative management, operative techniques, postoperative care, rehabilitation, and long-term follow-up.