Manual of Trauma Management in the Dog and Cat provides quick access to clinically relevant information on stabilizing, diagnosing, and managing the trauma patient. The book uses an outline format to provide fast access to essential information, focusing on practical advice and techniques for treating traumatic injuries. Manual of Trauma Management in the Dog and Cat is an ideal handbook for quickly and confidently managing this common presenting complaint. Beginning with a concise summary of the global assessment of traumatized patients, the heart of the book is devoted to guidance on managing specific types of trauma following definitive diagnosis. Manual of Trauma Management in the Dog and Cat is a valuable quick-reference guide to treating canine and feline trauma patients for general practitioners and emergency specialists alike.

Manual of Trauma Management in the Dog and Cat providesquick access to clinically relevant information on stabilizingdiagnosing, and managing the trauma patient. The book uses anoutline format to provide fast access toessential information, focusing on practical advice andtechniques for treating traumatic injuries. Manual of TraumaManagement in the Dog and Cat is an ideal handbook for quicklyand confidently managing this common presenting complaint.Beginning with a concise summary of the global assessment oftraumatized patients, the heart of the book is devoted to guidanceon managing specific types of trauma following definitivediagnosis. Manual of Trauma Management in the Dog andCat is a valuable quick-reference guide to treating canineand feline trauma patients for general practitioners and emergencyspecialists alike.

Preface VIIIAcknowledgments IXContributor List X1. Global Approach To The Trauma Patient 1Kenneth J. Drobatz2. Triage and Primary Survey 6Matthew W. Beal3. Shock In The Trauma Patient 19Rebecca S. Syring4. Monitoring The Trauma Patient 46Dana L. Clarke and Andrew J. Brown5. Anesthesia and Analgesia For The Trauma Patient 72Benjamin M. Brainard and Lindsey Culp Snyder6. Trauma-Associated Thoracic Injury 98Matthew W. Beal7. Traumatic Brain Injury 136Rebecca S. Syring8. Trauma-Associated Peripheral Nerve Injury 157Jessica Snyder9. Traumatic Spinal Injury 166Daniel Fletcher10. Urinary Tract Trauma 176Merilee F. Costello11. Trauma-Associated Abdominal Parenchymal Organ Injury 191Andrew J. Brown, Charles S. McBrien, and Stephen J. Mehler12. Trauma-Associated Biliary Tract Injury 204Philipp D. Mayhew13. Trauma-Associated Body Wall and Torso Injury 214Philipp D. Mayhew and William Culp14. Trauma-Associated Gastrointestinal Injury 220Philipp D. Mayhew and William Culp15. Trauma-Associated Ocular Injury 229Deborah C. Mandell16. Trauma-Associated Musculoskeletal Injury To The Head 255Alexander M. Reiter and John R. Lewis17. Trauma-Associated Soft Tissue Injury To The Head and Neck 279John R. Lewis and Alexander M. Reiter18. Trauma-Associated Musculoskeletal Injury To The Appendicular Skeleton 293Stephen J. Mehler19. Trauma-Associated Musculoskeletal Injury To The Pelvis, Sacrum, and Tail 335Lauren May and Stephen J. Mehler20. Bite Wound Trauma 347David Holt21. Trauma-Associated Aural Injury 356William T. Culp and Philipp D. MayhewIndex 365