Minor Injuries E-Book
Minor Injuries E-Book

Author: Dennis Purcell

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2022-07-12

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0702083879

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As nurses and other healthcare professionals become increasingly responsible for triage, assessment and treatment of minor injuries, this comprehensive training manual offers clear, reliable and up-to-date guidance for all those working in this rapidly changing field. The first text of its kind, written by former nurse practitioner Dennis Purcell, Minor Injuries has been fully revised in its fourth edition and reorganized into a more logical structure. It provides easy-to-follow guidance on all common presentations occurring in children, adults and older patients, taking the reader through each region of the body and providing core anatomy and examination principles to support treatment decisions. This popular text is richly illustrated throughout and will be indispensable for trainees undertaking minor injuries courses as well as practising nurses, emergency nurse practitioners, paramedics and advanced practitioners working in standalone minor injury units. - Simple and accessible – takes you through the body step by step - Beautifully illustrated, now with more images (many based on the author's own designs) - Diagrams highlight anatomy, types of injuries, techniques such as suture, photos of examination procedures, and X-rays - 11 videos showing examination of all limb joints, the cranial nerves, chest, neck and back - Aligned with current NICE and SIGN guidelines - New figures illustrating cranial nerve examination and other areas - New case studies for each chapter on limb examination, helping readers from examination through to diagnosis and note taking - New material on changes to the laws on X-ray requesting and on tetanus vaccination

Minor Injuries E-Book
Minor Injuries E-Book

Author: Dennis Purcell

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2010-09-17

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 0702048224

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Now with a free instructional video demonstrating basic examination techniques, this second edition of Minor Injuries makes it much easier to learn procedures for assessing minor injuries. It is unique in linking the underlying anatomy to the examination processes that are part of the education of a practitioner, covering the commonly presenting injuries that, and explains how to handle them. This text is essential for staff in accident and emergency units, minor injury units, walk-in centres and all areas where patients present with minor injuries. Free video: A 25-minute online video demonstrating 77 different examinations, makes them easy to understand, and covering: The Neck and Upper Limbs The Shoulder The Elbow The Forearm, Wrist and Hand The Back and Lower Limbs The Hip The Knee The Ankle and Foot. Active, resisted and passive movements are shown, testing the full range of movement. Practical manual, with supporting video Demonstrates basic examination techniques Illustrations link anatomy with the examination processes Clear explanation of underlying anatomical and physiological processes behind injury Explains how to manage common injuries Accessible to the non-specialist. Video demonstrates basic examination processes, making them easier to learn Illustrations combine anatomy and examination to show how parts work and how to examine them – now with added colour New photographs throughout, linking to the video demonstration Video showing examination of every hand muscle helps master this particularly complex area More detail on the core clinical areas of sports injuries in children, musculoskeletal presentations, and head, neck and back injuries.

Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance
Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance

Author: Francis Morris

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-01-27

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 111826133X

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This brand new title provides a highly illustrated and unambiguousintroduction to most common presentations encountered in GPsurgeries, in minor injury units and emergency departments. Itprovides the basic information required to identify and managethese conditions, as well as highlighting the pitfalls and the keydiagnoses not to be missed. Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance: Presents the perfect combination of text and image; double pagespreads enable quick access to information for readers in apressurised environment Covers a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses in oneillustrated, full colour volume Identifies key diagnoses not to be missed with red flags Contains Short Answer Questions (SAQs) to help test learningand recognition Includes a companion website featuring Short AnswerQuestions (SAQs) and flashcards, available atwww.ataglanceseries.com/minorinjury Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance is the perfectpreparation guide or aide memoire for placements in acute orprimary care, ideal for medical students, junior doctors, GPtrainees and nurse practitioners.

Emergency Care of Minor Trauma in Children
Emergency Care of Minor Trauma in Children

Author: Ffion Davies

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-11-10

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1315349221

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Succinct and highly illustrated, the third edition of this handy pocket guide enables practitioners to successfully manage common minor injuries in children at the point of care. Each chapter has been updated to reflect changes to the treatment for the injury based on recent research and new guidelines. The new edition includes: the latest recommended guidelines and procedures, for instant access to key information generous use of colour, warning boxes, icons, clinical tips and practical advice to help the reader find information at a glance numerous illustrations help explain more difficult concepts detailed guidance on when to treat, how to treat, when to refer or when minor trauma is indicative of a more serious diagnosis. This concise evidence-based book remains an essential purchase for junior doctors, nurse practitioners and emergency care practitioners in the emergency department, minor injury centre or primary care facility. It is a touchstone for all those seeing children following minor injury or trauma.

Preventing School Injuries
Preventing School Injuries

Author: Marc Posner

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780813527482

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Nearly 25 percent of childhood injuries in the US occur in the school environment, yet few schools have explicit injury prevention programmes. This book looks at how and why students are injured, and provides the necessary guidelines needed to create and implement injury prevention activities.

Keys to Child Safety and Care of Minor Injuries
Keys to Child Safety and Care of Minor Injuries

Author: Robert J. Vinci

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780812048254

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Here is a book filled with much more than the standard "how to childproof the home" advice. Dr. Vinci describes and advises on all aspects of injury and potential health hazards that children might encounter between infancy and adolescence. A question-and-answer section is filled with quick-find tips and first aid advice.

Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries
Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries

Author: Larry S. Nordhoff

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 9780763733353

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A complete revision of the first edition, this book presents the most current concepts of chiropractic diagnostic workup, injury mechanisms, patient management, and prognosis of cervical and soft tissue injuries caused by automobile crashes. It is a comprehensive overview of all relevant issues facing clinicians in private practice. This edition includes five new chapters and includes real world examples that can be used in everyday practice. With an entire section devoted to automobile collision data, crash dynamics, and human tolerance and injury factors, it's extensively referenced from the clinical and automotive crash literature.The second edition contains 5 new chapters that cover:- Emerging concepts in treating chronic whiplash pain has been added to explore some of the newer forms of treating the chronic patient.- Crash speeds and injury risk. This chapter is unique in that it explores various international publications that evaluate the risk. Attempts to dispel myths about crash speeds and gives a forensic overview of the application of these studies.- Have split the original chapter on injury mechanisms into 4 chapters in the second edition. Chapter 15 focuses specifically into the arena of general applications of biomechanics relating to automobile crashes. Chapters 16-18 provide individual chapters on frontal, side, and rear crash biomechanics. These chapters explore the individual complexities of the varying types of crashes.- Human factors that influence injury and recovery has been added as a separate chapter to provide more detailed information to the clinician.In addition, the authors have focused on adding more information about the sensitivity and specificity of various orthopedic and neurological tests, and have further explored the types of conditions that chiropractors treat.To view the list of contributors to this edition, click on the additional information button below.Christopher J. Centeno, MDCo-Editor-The Journal of Whiplash and Related DisordersBoard Certified Physical Medicine and RehabilitationBoard Certified Anesthesia Pain ManagementMedical Director-The Spine Injury FoundationCharles Davis, DC, DAAPM, CCSTMichael D. Freeman, PhD, DC, MPHForensic Trauma EpidemiologistDepartment of Public Health & Preventive MedicineOregon Health & Science University School of MedicineJay A. Kaiser, MDMedical DirectorNational Orthopedic Imaging AssociatesGerald P. Keane, MDPhysiatry Medical Group/SOARVoluntary Clinical Assistant Professor Stanford University School of MedicineDaniel J. Murphy, DCFaculty Life Chiropractic College WestDiplomate American Board of Chiropractic OrthopedistsRichard Nolan, MDDamon C. Sacco, MDMedical DirectorNati