ABOUT THE BOOK

The initial step is to make brisk assessment of Patient’s general conditions., excluding all major life-threatening injuries Brisk assessment means that it does not take you more than one minute per patient. This process constitutes the ABCDEs of primary trauma management. What would be the first step to take if a severely injured patient is rushed to your health centre? A sound knowledge and skills in the proper order of rescue action can effectively rescue and save lives. During the primary survey you recognize life-threatening conditions and institute management at the same time, The contents of the book includes – • Introduction • Shock • Wounds • Burns • Principles of Fractures and Dislocations • Surgical Infections • Acute Abdomen • Anal Pain • Congenital Abnormatitiesand Surgical Referral • Diseases of Bones and Joints • Tuberculosis • Tumours • Genitor-urinary Tracts Diseases • Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat • Eye Diseases • Antiseptics and Antibiotics and Surgery • Anaesthesia for Health Extension Officers • Emerging Diseases in Surgery • Health Worker Ethics