Primary Surgery: Volume 2: Trauma

This is a complete and detailed system of trauma methods which the non-specialist general doctor can use to treat all human injuries that might possibly benefit from his care. One of its most valuable features is a systme of closed methods for all fractures which can be treated this way. There is also an extensive chapter on the treatment of burns. The result of ten years' detailed research, this is a complete and detailed system of trauma methods which the non-specialist general duty doctor can use to treat all human injuries that might benefit from his care. It is designed mainly for medical schools and hospitals in the developing world, but any doctor who is not a trauma specialist will find it useful. A valuable feature is a system of closed methods for all fractures which can be treated this way, and there is an extensive chapter on the treatment of burns. The book is published in collaboration with the Deutsche Gestellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit and the Kenyan Ministry of Health, and is part of a complete series on surgery, anaesthesia and obstetrics for hospitals in the developing world.