Emergency Orthopedics Handbook

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Purcell, Daniel (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Chinai, Sneha A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Allen, Brandon R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Davenport, Moira (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Emergency medicine.; Orthopedics.; Emergency Medicine.
• Physical Description: XIV, 331 p. 267 illus., 225 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030007072
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00707-2

This handbook provides a comprehensive, yet succinct guide to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of various musculoskeletal/extremity disorders in the emergency department. It covers a wide variety of common patient presentations, advanced imaging interpretation, proper anesthetic implementation, and associated extremity reduction/immobilization techniques. Richly illustrated, it assists clinical decision making with high-yield facts, essential figures, and step-by-step procedural instruction. Emergency Orthopedics Handbook is an indispensable resource for all medical professionals that manage emergent orthopedic, musculoskeletal, and local extremity injury care.