Injury in the Young

Name: Injury in the Young
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ISBN: 9780521037372

ISBN-10: 0521037379

ISBN-13: 9780521037372

Edition: 2007

Authors: M. P. Ward Platt, R. A. Little

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This book describes the underlying mechanisms and pathophysiological processes that relate to various childhood injuries, and brings together experimental and empirical data that determine the rational management of injury in childhood. It also deals with the wider issues of service organization and rehabilitation. The book describes the most common causes and types of injury encountered in the young, including trauma, head injury, near drowning and burns. It also deals with essential aspects of effective hospital management of injury, including trauma scoring, life support and nutritional support. It is intended for trainees and consultants in pediatrics, pediatric surgery, accident and…

Book details

List price: $89.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/5/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 332
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



List of contributors


Editor's preface



The epidemiology of trauma involving children




Emergency room requirements for children




Child deaths in Accident and Emergency




Immediate life support




Evaluation of injury in children




Injuries of the developing brain




Wound healing in children




The lung after injury in children




Metabolic and endocrine stress responses to surgery




Head injury in children




Near drowning




The acute response to burn injury in children




Nutritional support of the severely burned child




Recovery, rehabilitation and the neuropsychological sequelae of head injury




Children-s rights and child protection



Index