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Describes the management of spinal injury patients from the time of injury through the rehabilitation period, including both pre- and post-operative management and the special problems of nursing care for such patients. Emphasizes the importance of medical teamwork, and discusses ethical issues and directions of possible future research. The contributors are largely from the field of anaesthesia, but also from accident and emergency medicine (traumatology), neurosurgery, spinal-injury medicine, and nursing. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Spinal Cord Injuries FROM THE CRITICS
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Describes the management of spinal injury patients from the time of injury through the rehabilitation period, including both pre- and post-operative management and the special problems of nursing care for such patients. Emphasizes the importance of medical teamwork, and discusses ethical issues and directions of possible future research. The contributors are largely from the field of anaesthesia, but also from accident and emergency medicine (traumatology), neurosurgery, spinal-injury medicine, and nursing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)