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Prehospital care is a growing area in medicine, and emergency treatments are becoming more sophisticated as the potential to save lives grow. The fourth edition of this ABC has been thoroughly updated and includes new chapters on nuclear and biological emergencies. Each chapter gives concise and clear guidance and is accompanied by excellent photographs and diagrams. Edited and written by leading UK trauma authorities, this is a truly comprehensive and practical book for everyday use by emergency medicine staff, nurses, hospital doctors, paramedics, and ambulance services
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The fourth edition of this ABC has been thoroughly updated and includes new chapters on nuclear and biological emergencies. Each chapter gives concise and clear guidance and is accompanied by excellent photographs and diagrams. Edited and written by leading UK trauma authorities, this is a truly comprehensive and practical book for everyday use by emergency medicine staff, nurses, hospital doctors, paramedics, and ambulance services English Traumatology Wounds and injuries- Treatment Medical emergencies Wounds and injuries Methodology Emergency medical services Public health National health services Diseases Disasters Medical care Emergencies Emergency Medical Services- methods Wounds and Injuries- therapy Wounds and Injuries Methods Emergency Medical Services Disease Attributes Public Health Investigative Techniques Health Services Disease Disasters Pathologic Processes Environment Environment and Public Health Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services Delivery of Health Care Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Traumatology State Medicine Traumatologie Lésions et blessures- Traitement Urgences médicales Lésions et blessures Méthodologie Services des urgences médicales Santé publique Services de santé Maladies Catastrophes Prestation de soins methodology. emergency medical centers. public health. illness. disease. disasters. MEDICAL- Sports Medicine. Traumatology. Wounds and injuries- Treatment. Akutvard. Sar och skador. Traumatologi. Electronic books Skinner, David V. Driscoll, P. A. Peter A.) 1955-) Print version ABC of major trauma. 4th ed. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 9780727918598 (DLC) 2011043617 (OCoLC)758244381 Seria ABC