Publisher's Synopsis
Survival Skills In Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery is the ultimate introduction for doctors and medical students beginning a rotation in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. Written by experienced orthopaedic surgeons Survival Skills is aimed at anyone beginning a job in trauma and orthopaedic surgery for the first time.
Unsure how to manage hand fractures? Not sure which cases need to go to theatre urgently? Worried about phoning the resident or registrar overnight? This book provides practical information and assumes minimal, if any, previous orthopaedic knowledge.
Survival Skills In Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery focusses on what is expected of new doctors working in a Trauma and Orthopaedic department and provides simple, practical guides, diagrams and images to help you survive your time in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.
Features
Technical Guides: Learn how to reduce fractures, close simple wounds with annotated images Visual Aids: Tables and algorithms ensure that you won't forget any important steps when managing patients Practical Tips: Know when to seek help and what needs to go to theatre Trauma Meetings: Understand radiographs and common trauma meeting quest
