Handbook of Splinting and Casting, by Drs. Stephen R. Thompson and Dan A. Zlotolow, gives you practical, portable, step-by-step instructions on the most common techniques for initial orthopaedic injury management. Find all you need to know about the latest splinting and casting practices, analgesia procedures, reduction maneuvers, and more, quickly and easily. The highly templated format with hundreds of illustrations and photographs outlines the steps you must follow to perform each technique properly. Part of the popular Mobile Medicine Series, this pocket-sized reference is ideal for any point-of-care health professional.
Author | Thompson Zlotolow |
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Table Of Content | PART I: Analgesia 1. Basic Principles of Analgesia 2. Hematoma Block 3. Elbow Block 4. Wrist Block 5. Digital Block 6. Ankle Block 7. Intra-articular Ankle Block PART 2: Reduction Maneuvers 8. Basic Principles of Reduction Maneuvers 9. Shoulder and Elbow Reduction 10. Forearm, Wrist, and Hand Reduction 11. Pelvis and Lower Extremity Reduction PART 3: Splints and Casts 12. Basics of Splinting and Casting 13. Upper Extremity Splints and Casts 14. Lower Extremity Splints and Casts PART 4: Traction Maneuvers 15. Femoral Skeletal Traction 16. Tibial Skeletal Traction 17. Calcaneal Skeletal Traction 18. Cervical Spine Traction with Gardner Wells Tongs |
Format | 187 x 111 (4 3/8 x 7 3/8) |
Page Count | 310 |
Publish Date | 21 Nov 2011 |