Overview
- Editors:
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Kimball I. Maull
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Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, USA
Division of Trauma and Emergency Medical Services, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, USA
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Jeffrey S. Augenstein
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Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, USA
Computer Services Ryder Trauma Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, USA
- First book to closely examine the role of IT in treating trauma patients * Covers a broad spectrum of possible scenarios *
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xvii
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Section I
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- Jeffrey S. Augenstein, Kimball I. Maull
Pages 3-28
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Section II
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- M. Jack Lee, Anthony J. Martinez, Leticia M. Rutledge, Kimball I. Maull
Pages 31-44
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- Mark C. Henry, Lester Kallus, Peter Viccellio, Todd B. Taylor
Pages 65-91
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- Carl A. Sirio, G. Daniel Martich, Andrew B. Peitzman
Pages 104-114
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- Jeffrey S. Hecht, Alfred G. Kaye, Gregory D. Powell, Carl P. Granger
Pages 115-170
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Section III
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Front Matter
Pages 171-171
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- Sheryl Zougras, Thomas J. Esposito, Kimball I. Maull
Pages 189-207
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- William J. Sacco, Wayne S. Copes
Pages 208-228
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- Robert Rutledge, Charles L. Rice
Pages 229-237
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Section IV
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Front Matter
Pages 239-239
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- Michael Rhodes, Michael D. Pasquale
Pages 241-260
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Back Matter
Pages 261-265
About this book
Information and the technology to rapidly transmit, analyze, document, and disperse this information are increasing arithmetically, if not logarithmi cally. Arguably, no discipline better exemplifies this trend than medicine. It can be further argued that care of the trauma patient is one of the better examples of informatics and the potential benefit to the health profession als who care for these patients. Maull and Augenstein have provided us with a primer on informatics and its use in trauma care. The subject matter is timely and covers the gamut of trauma care from prehospital to rehabilitation. Who will benefit from trauma informatics? A simple answer would be anyone who takes care of trauma patients. From a broader perspective, however, at least three examples illustrate how trauma informatics can be used today to exert a positive effect on patient outcome. The first example is care of combat casualties, including battlefield resuscitation, evacuation, acute care, and ultimate return to the continental United States. Current technology is such that via global positioning satellite, a corpsman could transmit to a remote area the vital signs and pertinent physical findings of a combat casualty. Furthermore, the location of the corpsman and the casu alty would be precisely known, and consultation and destination disposition would be possible. The injured person, when admitted to a combat support hospital, could be continuously monitored and additional remote consulta tion obtained.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, USA
Kimball I. Maull
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Division of Trauma and Emergency Medical Services, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, USA
Kimball I. Maull
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Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, USA
Jeffrey S. Augenstein
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Computer Services Ryder Trauma Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, USA
Jeffrey S. Augenstein
