Main description:

Emergency care professionals are increasingly expected to work autonomously when caring for patients with minor musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. They have to be able to competently and safely take a patient s history, examine, diagnose and provide management of these conditions. Managing Minor Musculoskeletal Injuries and Conditions pulls together all these aspects of care into one practical, easy-to-read text. Aimed principally at students undertaking minor injury and emergency care courses, this title is a comprehensive manual of minor musculoskeletal injuries and conditions, highly illustrated throughout and containing a variety of activities and exercises.
Key features: * Includes material on study skills, distance and self-directed learning to support both students on formal courses and those working alone * Extensive learning features, including a range of activities, hints and tips and multiple-choice questions * Supported by a companion website with further self-assessment, downloadable X-ray PowerPoint slides, picture tutorials, practice history-taking documentation and legal scenarios * Enables more effective management and care of patients with musculoskeletal injuries

Contents:

Dedication, iv Acknowledgements, v About the companion website, vi Part 1 The background 1 How to use this book, 3 2 Taking a patient s history, 14 3 An introduction to examining your patient, 31 4 Patient documentation for minor injuries, 45 Part 2 The upper body 5 The neck, 59 6 The shoulder, 87 7 The elbow, 132 8 The wrist and hand, 169 Part 3 The lower body 9 The lower back and hip, 235 10 The knee and leg, 271 11 The ankle and foot, 327 Answers to multiple choice questions, 373 Index, 377