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• Title:Emergencies in chronic spinal cord injury patients / edited by Ibrahim M. Eltorai and James K. Schmitt ; foreword by Joel A. DeLisa.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Eltorai, Ibrahim M.
  Schmitt, James K.
  
• Published/Created:Jackson Heights, NY : Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, ©2001.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WL400 .E532 2001
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Complications.
  Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.
  Medical emergencies.
  
• Medical Subjects: Spinal Cord Injuries--complications.
  Spinal Cord Injuries--therapy.
  Emergencies.
  
• Edition:3rd ed.
  
• Description:xv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  
• Summary:Written primarily for practitioners caring for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) as well as for caregivers less familiar with the subject. This volume aims to develop guidelines for managing emergencies in patients with chronic SCI. The 26 contributions, written by experts in their fields, address many aspects of practical emergency management of SCI patients with such conditions as autonomic dysreflexia; urologic emergencies; infections; fever; and psychiatric emergencies, among others.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0970887310
  0970887329
  
• Contents:Sect. 1. Background Information for Nursing Practice Related to Spinal Cord Impairment (SCI)
  Ch. 1. Historical Overview / Anne Scott
  Ch. 2. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses / Audrey Nelson
  Ch. 3. Philosophy, Goals, and Process of SCI Nursing Practice / Barbara Simmons
  Ch. 4. Diversity in Nursing Practice Roles and Settings / Marilyn L. Ter Maat
  Ch. 5. Cultural Issues Affecting Care Delivery / Mary H. Gardenhire
  Ch. 6. Teams and Collaboration / Margaret Ross Kraft
  Sect. 2. Foundation for Nursing Practice Related to SCI
  Ch. 7. Anatomy and Physiology of the Spine and Spinal Cord / Ellen Barker
  Ch. 8. Consequences of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury / Ellen Barker
  Ch. 9. Consequences of Spinal Cord Disorders / Ellen Barker and Janet M. Paarlberg
  Ch. 10. Neurological Assessment Related to SCI / Holly Watson-Evans and Linda Love
  Ch. 11. Special Issues Related to Pediatric Care / Janet M. Paarlberg
  Sect. 3. Functional Alterations: Physical Domain
  Ch. 12. Respiratory/Pulmonary / Kathryn M. La Favor
  Ch. 13. Cardiovascular and Thermoregulatory Control / Linda Love
  Ch. 14. Bladder Elimination and Continence / Jan A. Giroux
  Ch. 15. Nutrition / Cynthia Kraft Fine and Audrey Nelson
  Ch. 16. Bowel Elimination and Continence / Audrey Nelson and Cynthia Kraft Fine
  Ch. 17. Skin / Susan S. Thomason
  Ch. 18. Musculoskeletal System / Joan Stelling and Audrey Nelson
  Ch. 19. Sensation/Pain / Nahid Veit and Pat Quigley
  Ch. 20. Spasticity / Nahid Veit and Pat Quigley
  Sect. 4. Functional Alterations: Personal Domain
  Ch. 21. Sexuality and Reproduction / Kelly M. Johnson
  Ch. 22. Body Image and Self-Concept / Laureen G. Doloresco
  Ch. 23. Family / Constance G. Captain
  Ch. 24. Stress and Coping / Barbara N. Simmons
  Ch. 25. Activity and Exercise / Theresa M. Chase
  Sect. 5. Trajectory of SCI Nursing Care
  Ch. 26. Spinal Cord Injury Prevention / Mimi Watson Sutherland
  Ch. 27. Trauma Emergency / Holly Watson-Evans and Connie J. Mattera
  Ch. 28. Critical Care / Holly Watson-Evans and Denise Miller Lemke
  Ch. 29. Rehabilitation / Audrey Nelson
  Ch. 30. Caregivers: Training and Support / Fina Canave-Jimenez
  Ch. 31. Community Reintegration and Independent Living / Donna L. Stultz
  Ch. 32. Prevention and Management of Secondary Disability / Sheila M. Sparks
  Ch. 33. Aging with a Disability / Grace Nolde-Lopez
  Sect. 6. Shaping SCI Nursing Practice
  Ch. 34. Quality Improvement and Outcome Evaluation / Andrea Kaye Hixon
  Ch. 35. Priorities for Research Related to SCI Nursing / Audrey Nelson.