Chapter 4 Physiotherapy Modalities, Markers and Outcome Measures Written by B.M. Morrow and H. van Aswegen This chapter provides information about: •Early mobilisation and graded exercise therapy. •Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy techniques,…
Chapter 10 Quality of Life of Survivors of Trauma Written by H. van Aswegen Over the last two decades many more people have survived an episode of critical illness and…
Chapter 5 Blunt and Penetrating Injuries Written by H. van Aswegen, B.M. Morrow and E. van Aswegen Trauma in the form of motor vehicle and pedestrian vehicle crashes, falls from…
Chapter 6 Burn Injuries Written by S. Hanekom, M. Wilson, B.M. Morrow and H. van Aswegen The skin performs an important role as a physical barrier by protecting the body…
Chapter 8 Spinal Cord Injury Written by W. Mudzi, H. van Aswegen and B.M. Morrow Spinal cord injuries remain a major health concern the world over, with an annual incidence…
Chapter 9 Traumatic Brain Injury Written by R. Roos, B.M. Morrow and H. van Aswegen Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a problem worldwide, due in part to the high prevalence…
Chapter 2 Not Just ‘Small Adults’: Paediatric Anatomy and Physiology in Relation to Trauma Written by B.M. Morrow Children cannot be considered merely as ‘small adults’. Children are fundamentally different…
Chapter 7 Multiple Orthopaedic Injuries Written by N. Plani, H. van Aswegen and B.M. Morrow An increase in death rate due to traumatic injury is projected by the World Health…
Chapter 1 Physiological Response to Trauma Written by H. van Aswegen Trauma is sometimes referred to as the hidden epidemic, as it tends to get much less media attention than…
Chapter 3 Trauma and Immunosuppressive Diseases Written by H. van Aswegen and B.M. Morrow Nobody is exempt of the risk from being involved in a traumatic event. The result is…
