Contents
- Preface
- 1 - Introduction
- 2 - The need for clinical guidelines
- 3 - The importance of early management
- 4 - Statement of the problem
- 5 - Objectives of the guidelines
- 6 - Development of guidelines - the process
- 7 - Overview of the development of clinical guidelines for acute soft tissue injuries during the first 72 hours
- 8 - Evidence for the guidelines
- 9 - Summary of Guidelines
- 10 - Conclusions and future developments
- References
- Appendix A : The development process
- Appendix B : Injury management flowchart
- Appendix C : Alternative modalities which may be used in parallel with PRICE during the first 72 hours
- Appendix D : Consensus Panel
- Appendix E : Results of questionnaire
- Appendix F : Comments from Peer review / pilot
- Appendix G : Precautions and contraindications for the application of PRICE
- Appendix H : Overview of application of PRICE regimen