Pre-hospital emergency medicine at a glance / William Seligman, Sameer Ganatra, Timothy Parker, Syed Masud
By: Seligman, William [author].
Contributor(s): Ganatra, Sameer [author] | Parker, Timothy [author] | Masud, Syed [author].
Series: At a glance series (Oxford, England): Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, ©2018Description: ix, 94 pages : color illustrations, charts ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781118829929.Subject(s): Emergency Medical Services -- methods | Emergency Treatment -- methods | Emergencies | Critical Care -- methodsGenre/Form: Handbooks | Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC86.8.S45 P74 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013153 |
Includes index
Part 1 : Principles of pre-hospital care. History of pre-hospital care ; Pre-hospital care today ; Major trauma pathways in the UK ; Emerging pre-hospital medical care pathways ; Kinematics and mechanism of injury ; Hazardous materials ; Human factors ; Pre-hospital transport ; Scene safety -- Part 2 : Initial assessment and management of immediately life-threatening injuries. The primary survey ; Control of major haemorrhage ; Cevical spine injuries ; Basic airway management ; The difficult airway ; Life-threatening chest trauma ; Circulation I : haemodynamic instability ; Circulation II : medical cardiac arrest ; Circulation III : traumatic cardiac arrest ; Pain relief and sedation ; Head injury ; Spinal injuries ; Limb injuries -- Part 3 : Special considerations in trauma management. Paediatric trauma ; Trauma in pregnant women ; Trauma in the elderly -- Part 4 : Practical skills in pre-hospital emergency medicine. Anaesthesia in the pre-hospital environment ; The emergency surgical airway ; Peripheral vascular access ; Chest techniques ; Resuscitative thoracotomy ; Pre-hospital ultrasound ; Packaging ; Handover -- Management of complex problems. Major incidents ; Expedition medicine ; Event medicine ; Military pre-hospital emergency care -- Part 6 : Careers in pre-hospital emergency medicine. Careers in pre-hospital emergency medicine--NHS England
"'Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine at a Glance' offers healthcare students and trainees the essential theoretical knowledge and practical skills relevant to the provision of immediate care outside of the hospital. This concise text provides information on the principles of managing acutely unwell patients with life-threatening injuries at the scene of their accident, all in highly-illustrated double-page spreads to help explain key messages. This brand new title: Looks at the ways in which pre-hospital care is organised and delivered in the United Kingdom ; Explores some of the most common incidents that pre-hospital care teams attend to, including major trauma as well as cardiac arrests ; Includes an illustrated introduction to some of the many practical procedures pre-hospital care teams must be able to perform including resuscitative thoracotomy and rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia ; Takes into account the multi-disciplinary nature of the specialty ; Features a section on careers within pre-hospital care for doctors and paramedics. 'Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine at a Glance' is the perfect companion for medical students and junior doctors interested in learning more about pre-hospital care, as well as for paramedic students and paramedics who practise in the pre-hospital environment every day."--Back cover