Minor Injuries - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

Part 1 General issues

1 Minor injuries: an overview

2 Clinical examination and the written record

3 X-rays and the non-medical referrer

4 Basics of musculoskeletal injury

5 Basics of musculoskeletal examination

6 The shoulder

7 The elbow

8 The forearm, wrist and hand

9 The pelvis and hip

10 The knee

11 The lower leg

12 Minor head injuries

13 The face, the eye and ENT

14 The spine

15 The chest

16 Wounds and burns

References

Bibliography

Comments about earlier editions

I am an experienced emergency nurse practitioner of almost 4 years. However I was still able to learn from this book. Dennis has caught exactly the way to pass on information. The book is designed to be used by nurses working in the minor injury environment, although many SHO level doctors have commented on how helpful the book has been to them. Dennis has also provided excellent illustrations to back up the prose, many done by Dennis himself. It is an easy to follow book which can be read from cover to cover or used as a reference book. I would thoroughly recommend that anyone involved in minor injuries invest in this book.

As a nurse practitioner student, I found this book useful for getting the basics right. It is a good grass roots text and does not overwhelm with its jargon. I would recommend it to anyone in the minor injuries field.

This book is worth its weight in gold. Fantastic! A must have. You won’t be disappointed.

I have been an A&E nurse for many years and got the chance to do a minor injuries/illness course. This book was top of the reading list and everybody on the course has bought a copy. On top of that, most of the nurse practitioners in our department also have a copy. Generally, I find it hard to read textbooks, but this particular one is very easy to pick up and use as a reference when I am working. Whenever I need to check anything out, I simply go to the relevant section and the answer is there. Great book - would highly recommend!

This book is brilliant! It is well recommended for anyone studying any aspects of minor injuries, it is easy to understand and interpret. A great buy!

I am a nurse in a prison and we deal with lots of minor injuries so this book is very useful. Due to it being written by a nurse – it’s user friendly and not full of terminology for terminologies sake!

Dennis Purcell's Minor Injuries handbook is a 'must have' for all nurses working in the field. The man is gifted and he shares his skills well. Once you purchase the book you are then able to access on-line demonstration of examinations and that is without price. I highly recommend this book - not only to nurses but medical students and doctors also. Excellent!

A truly invaluable book for all nurse practitioners and those involved in assessing minor injuries. Clear, concise and well laid out. The illustrations are brilliant, well labelled and thorough. I can't envisage not having this book by my side at work. Buy it - you really won't regret it!