Advanced trauma life support

ATLS - student course manual

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Initial assessment and management -- Airway and ventilatory management -- Shock -- Thoracic trauma -- Abdominal and pelvic trauma -- Head trauma -- Spine and spinal cord trauma -- Musculoskeletal trauma -- Thermal injuries -- Pediatric trauma -- Geriatric trauma -- Trauma in women -- Transfer to definitive care -- Injury prevention -- Biomechanics of injury -- Trauma scores: revised and pediatric -- Sample trauma flow sheet -- Tetanus immunization -- Ocular trauma -- Austere enviroments: military casualty care and trauma care in underdeveloped areas and following catastrophes -- Disaster management and emergency preparedness -- Triage scenarios

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