Managing Minor Musculoskeletal Injuries and Conditions

<p>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. <i>Managing Minor Musculoskeletal Injuries and Conditions</i> pulls together all these aspects of care into one practical, easy-to-read text.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Key features:</p> <ul> <li>Includes material on study skills, distance and self-directed learning to support both students on formal courses and those working alone</li> <li>Extensive learning features, including a range of activities, hints and tips and multiple-choice questions</li> <li>Supported by a companion website with further self-assessment, downloadable X-ray PowerPoint slides, picture tutorials, practice history-taking documentation and legal scenarios</li> <li>Enables more effective management and care of patients with musculoskeletal injuries</li> </ul>