PHTLS Prehospital Trauma Life Support: Military Edition

KEY FEATURES RETAINED

• Military content written by the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Committee on Trauma, a group of military surgeons.








• Written and reviewed by experts in military medicine exclusively for military practitioners.








• DVD-ROM contains video clips of skills used in PHTLS.








• Information on prolonged transportation is included.








• Each applicable chapter begins with a scenario and closes with a scenario solution.








• Up-to-date references are provided, for evidence-based learning.








• One book covers both basic and advanced training.

• New and updated military content








• New scenarios to assist students in applying concepts to real-world situations








• Updated photos

• New Art and Science of Medicine chapter








• New Joint Theater Trauma System chapter








• New Treatment of Burn Casualties in TCCC chapter








• New TCCC Casualty Response Planning chapter








• Reorganization of chapters and update content to improve flow and to incorporate current research and science that drives trauma care, to be consistent with the American College of Surgeons' Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) 8^th edition and course. ATLS is the parent course for PHTLS. References have been updated to reflect recent medical literature and consensus documents/position papers.








• All chapters have been updated

New and renarrated video skills