PHTLS : prehospital trauma life support / Prehospital Trauma Life Support Committee of The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians in cooperation with the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.

Other author National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (U.S.). Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Committee, author.
Other author American College of Surgeons. Committee on Trauma, author.
Format Book
EditionEighth edition.
PublicationBurlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2015]
Descriptionxxxi, 709 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects
Wounds and Injuries--therapy.
Emergencies.
Emergency Medical Services.
First Aid--methods.
Traumatology.

Uniform titlePHTLS (1986)
Variant title Prehospital trauma life support
Contents PHTLS : past, present, and future -- Injury prevention -- The science, art, and ethics of prehospital care : principles, preferences, and critical thinking -- Physiology of life and death -- Kinematics of trauma -- Scene assessment -- Patient assessment and management -- Airway and ventilation -- Shock -- Head trauma -- Spinal trauma -- Thoracic trauma -- Abdominal trauma -- Musculoskeletal trauma -- Burn injuries -- Pediatric trauma -- Geriatric trauma -- Golden principles of prehospital trauma care -- Disaster management -- Explosions and weapons of mass destruction -- Environmental trauma I : heat and cold -- Environmental trauma II : drowning, lightning, diving, and altitude -- Wilderness trauma care -- Civilian tactical emergency medical support (TEMS).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014027414
ISBN9781284041736
ISBN1284041735