Practical Management Of Head And Neck Injury

Practical Management Of  Head And Neck Injury


Edited by Jeffrey V Rosenfeld

Churchill Livingstone is an imprint of Elsevier

Elsevier Australia. ACN 001 002 357 (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd) Tower 1, 475 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, NSW 2067

Caring for people with a head or spinal injury is challenging but rewarding. The challenges come
from the large numbers of victims, the many sources of complicating adverse events, and the multiplicity of body systems that can be destabilised, the rapidity with which outcome can be worsened and the urgency of providing often complex treatment. The reward for effective care is survival, recovery and restitution of the injured person. Crucial in achiev-ing this is a clear understanding of what needs to be done—both by individuals and collectively, within and across the teams whose multidisciplinary inputs need to be combined and coordinated.Professor Rosenfeld and his team of authoritative contributors provide a vivid, comprehensive account of the knowledge needed to meet the challenges of care for head and cervical spine injuries and firm guidance about how this can be translated into prac-tice. A wealth of information has been brought together from a wide array of sources and presented with clarity, depth and detail. The account is honed by insights from practical experience. The result conveys assurance that it provides all that a reader could wish to know—whether about fundamental basic principles or current advances. Even in the era of electronic technology, the scholarship involved in pursuing so many lines of enquiry, analysing and synthesising the findings is ‘Herculean’. Sufficient and authoritative in itself, Practical management of head and neck injury is an invaluable resource and a powerful illustration of the continuing value of the textbook.Link download: Link google