Adam Brooks

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Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Bullet markers--a simple technique to assist in the evaluation of penetrating trauma
    A Brooks
    Queen s Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, NG7 2UH
    J R Army Med Corps 148:259-61. 2002
  2. ncbi FAST on operational military deployment
    A J Brooks
    Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2nd Medical Brigade RAMC V, USA
    Emerg Med J 22:263-5. 2005
  3. ncbi Handheld ultrasound diagnosis of extremity fractures
    A J Brooks
    Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care University of Pennsylvania Hospital, USA
    J R Army Med Corps 150:78-80. 2004
  4. ncbi Prospective evaluation of non-radiologist performed emergency abdominal ultrasound for haemoperitoneum
    A Brooks
    Department of Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Emerg Med J 21:e5. 2004
  5. ncbi Prospective evaluation of non-radiologist performed emergency abdominal ultrasound for haemoperitoneum
    A Brooks
    Department of Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Emerg Med J 21:580-1. 2004
  6. ncbi Missed injury in major trauma patients
    Adam Brooks
    Department of Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
    Injury 35:407-10. 2004
  7. ncbi General Surgeons and trauma. A questionnaire survey of General Surgeons training in ATLS and involvement in the trauma team
    Adam Brooks
    Section of Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Injury 34:484-6. 2003
  8. ncbi The experience and training of British general surgeons in trauma surgery for the abdomen, thorax and major vessels
    A Brooks
    The Faculty of The Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills Course, The Raven Department of Education, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK
    Ann R Coll Surg Engl 84:409-13. 2002
  9. ncbi The use of improvised bullet markers with 3D CT reconstruction in the evaluation of penetrating trauma
    A Ramasamy
    Department of Surgery, Role 2 Enhanced Medical Treatment Facility, Camp Bastion Op HERRICK BFPO 792
    J R Army Med Corps 154:239-41. 2008
  10. ncbi One- and two-year outcomes and predictors of mortality following emergency laparotomy: a consecutive series from a United Kingdom teaching hospital
    Sherif Awad
    Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, E Floor, West Block, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    World J Surg 36:2060-7. 2012

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Publications15

  1. ncbi Bullet markers--a simple technique to assist in the evaluation of penetrating trauma
    A Brooks
    Queen s Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, NG7 2UH
    J R Army Med Corps 148:259-61. 2002
    ..The use of an unfolded paperclip taped over the wound as a marker is recommended as a valuable adjunct in the radiological evaluation of penetrating trauma...
  2. ncbi FAST on operational military deployment
    A J Brooks
    Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2nd Medical Brigade RAMC V, USA
    Emerg Med J 22:263-5. 2005
    ..This paper presents experience of handheld focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) on operational military deployment...
  3. ncbi Handheld ultrasound diagnosis of extremity fractures
    A J Brooks
    Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care University of Pennsylvania Hospital, USA
    J R Army Med Corps 150:78-80. 2004
    ..We successfully identified long bone fractures in three patients using hand portable ultrasound during Operation Telic. The technique and ultrasound findings are described and the current literature on this technique is reviewed...
  4. ncbi Prospective evaluation of non-radiologist performed emergency abdominal ultrasound for haemoperitoneum
    A Brooks
    Department of Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Emerg Med J 21:e5. 2004
    ..To evaluate non-radiologist performed emergency ultrasound for the detection of haemoperitoneum after abdominal trauma in a British accident and emergency department...
  5. ncbi Prospective evaluation of non-radiologist performed emergency abdominal ultrasound for haemoperitoneum
    A Brooks
    Department of Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Emerg Med J 21:580-1. 2004
  6. ncbi Missed injury in major trauma patients
    Adam Brooks
    Department of Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
    Injury 35:407-10. 2004
    ..To determine the incidence, aetiology and contributing factors to injuries being missed during the primary and secondary surveys in patients with major trauma managed on a general Adult Intensive Care Unit (AICU)...
  7. ncbi General Surgeons and trauma. A questionnaire survey of General Surgeons training in ATLS and involvement in the trauma team
    Adam Brooks
    Section of Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Injury 34:484-6. 2003
    ..To determine the level of training of General Surgeons in the UK in the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course and their involvement with hospital trauma teams...
  8. ncbi The experience and training of British general surgeons in trauma surgery for the abdomen, thorax and major vessels
    A Brooks
    The Faculty of The Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills Course, The Raven Department of Education, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK
    Ann R Coll Surg Engl 84:409-13. 2002
    ..The experience and training of general surgeons in the UK in the management of trauma to the abdomen, thorax and major vessels has never been assessed...
  9. ncbi The use of improvised bullet markers with 3D CT reconstruction in the evaluation of penetrating trauma
    A Ramasamy
    Department of Surgery, Role 2 Enhanced Medical Treatment Facility, Camp Bastion Op HERRICK BFPO 792
    J R Army Med Corps 154:239-41. 2008
    ..We believe that the use of bullet markers in penetrating trauma casualties undergoing CT is valuable in the surgical decision making process and allows planning of surgical approaches...
  10. ncbi One- and two-year outcomes and predictors of mortality following emergency laparotomy: a consecutive series from a United Kingdom teaching hospital
    Sherif Awad
    Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, E Floor, West Block, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    World J Surg 36:2060-7. 2012
    ..Data on outcomes of patients who underwent emergency laparotomy (EML) are limited. This prospective observational study examined aspects of inpatient care and outcomes following EML with a view to identifying predictors of mortality...
  11. ncbi Chylothorax
    Askari Pembe Townshend
    Adult Intensive Care Unit, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Emerg Med J 24:e11. 2007
    ..However, conservative management was successful, highlighting the fact that early aggressive surgical intervention for chyle leaks in blunt trauma is not necessary...
  12. ncbi Implementing evidence-based practices in community treatment programs: initial feasibility of a counselor "toolkit"
    Deni Carise
    Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, USA
    Subst Abus 30:239-43. 2009
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  13. ncbi The concept of damage control: extending the paradigm to emergency general surgery
    S Peter Stawicki
    Department of Surgery, Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3340 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Injury 39:93-101. 2008
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  14. ncbi Blunt abdominal trauma: Note of caution on diagnostic peritoneal lavage
    Nicholas F S Watson
    BMJ 336:1086. 2008
  15. ncbi Cervical dynamic screening in spinal clearance: now redundant
    Veronique Spiteri
    Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
    J Trauma 61:1171-7; discussion 1177. 2006
    ..Power's ratio calculation is essential to reduce the chance of a missing an upper cervical injury. The cervical spine can be reliably cleared using helical CT alone...