Trauma nursing : from resuscitation through rehabilitation / [edited by] Karen A. McQuillan, Mary Beth Flynn Makic, Eileen Whalen.

Contents: Evolution of the trauma cycle /Mary Beachley - - Economic and administrative issues in trauma care / Eileen Whalen - - Performance improvement and patient safety in trauma care / Mary Kate FitzPatrick and Janet McMaster - - Ethics in trauma nursing / Joan M. Pryor-McCann - - Legal concerns in trauma nursing / Robert W. Heilig - - Injury prevention / Carolyn J. Fowler - - Prehospital care of the trauma patient / Will Chapleau - - Rural trauma / Daniel G. Judkins, John Bleicher, and Rifat Latifi - - Mass casualty incidents / Daniel G. Judkins and Frank G. Walter - - Nursing practice through the cycle of trauma / Kathryn Truter Von Rueden - - Rehabilitation of the trauma patient / Valerie Summerlin - - Mechanism of injury / John A. Weigelt, Karen J. Brasel, and Jorie Klein - - Shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome / Kathryn Truter Von Rueden, Pamela J. Bolton, and Thomas C. Vary - - Initial management of traumatic shock / Sharon A. Boswell and Thomas M. Scalea - - Infection and infection control / Patricia B. Casper, Manjari Joshi, and Marilyn C. Algire - - Wound healing and soft tissue injuries / Mary Beth Flynn Makic and Karen A. McQuillan - - Metabolic and nutritional management of the trauma patient / Catherine J. Klein and Gena Stiver Stanek - - Analgesia, sedation, and neuromuscular blockade in the trauma patient / T. Catherine Bower and Jameson P. Reuter - - Psychosocial impact of trauma / Ruby J. Martinez - - Traumatic brain injuries / Karen A. McQuillan and Paul A. Thurman - - Maxillofacial trauma / Suzanne Frey Sherwood and Karen A. McQuillan - - Ocular injuries / Martha A. Conlon - - Spinal cord injuries / Tammy A. Russo-McCourt - - Thoracic trauma / P. Milo Frawley - - Abdominal injuries / Kimmith M. Jones - - Genitourinary injuries and renal management / Kara A. Snyder and Victoria R. Veronese - - Musculoskeletal injuries / Collen R. Walsh - - The pregnant trauma patient / Lynn Gerber Smith - - Pediatric trauma / Patricia A. Moloney-Harmon - - Trauma in the elderly / Ellen Plummer.