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Toxic Trauma A Basic Clinical Guide /

This book provides practical guidance for health professionals in the event of having to manage individual or mass chemical casualties as part of their work in a hospital or pre-hospital emergency service. The text considers the nature and basic science of the hazards faced as well as the practical...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, David J. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Toxic trauma:  an historical perspective
  • The classification and properties of toxic hazards
  • Properties of toxic chemical agents
  • Exposure to toxic hazards
  • Responding to chemical releases: essentials of organization and incident management
  • The pathophysiology of toxic trauma
  • The clinical presentation of toxic trauma:  assessment and diagnosis
  • The treatment of toxic trauma
  • The longer term consequences of toxic trauma
  • Preparing for toxic trauma.-Appendices .