Emergency and Trauma Care is written for Australian emergency care providers including paramedics, emergency nurses, pre-hospital care providers, nurse practitioners, general practice nurses and allied health practitioners including occupational therapists and physiotherapists who are caring for trauma patients.This book follows the patient journey from pre-hospital to definitive care. Using a body systems approach, each chapter provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of adult and paediatric emergencies. Implications for clinical practice is supported by chapters of professional practice, clinical skills, research, evidence-based practice, and legal, ethical and cultural issues. Clinical assessment, physiology, management and rationale for intervention of common and not so common emergency presentations are provided, with each chapter providing clear and relevant examples for both Paramedics and Nurses.Emergency and Trauma Care brings together a team of highly respected clinical practitioners and academics to deliver the most up-to-date text dealing with the practical procedures and evidence experienced by emergency and trauma care providers every day. INDICE: Section 1 Overview of emergency care Chapter 1: Emergency nursing and the practice environment Chapter 2: Pre-hospital care overview in Australia and New Zealand Section 2 Professional practice Chapter 3: Clinical ethics for emergency healthcare Chapter 4: Emergency care and the law Chapter 5: Cultural considerations in emergency care Chapter 6: Management and leadership Section 3 Systems and clinical fundamentals Chapter 7: Professional development Chapter 8: Research for emergency care Chapter 9: Patient education Chapter 10: Scene assessment, management and rescue Chapter 11: Pre-hospital clinical reasoning, triage and communication Chapter 12: Major incident preparedness management Chapter 13: Emergency nursing triage Chapter 14: Patient assessment and essentials of care Chapter 15: Resuscitation Chapter 16: Stabilisation and transfer Chapter17: Clinical skills Chapter18: Minor injury and management Chapter19: Pain management Chapter 20:Physiology for emergency care Section 4 Emergencies Chapter 21:Respiratory emergencies Chapter 22: Cardiovascular emergencies Chapter 23: Neurological emergencies Chapter 24:Gastrointestinal emergencies Chapter 25: Renal and genitourinary emergencies Chapter 26: Endocrine emergencies Chapter 27: Infectious and communicable diseases Chapter 28: Pandemics and environmental emergencies Chapter 29: Haematological emergencies Chapter 30: Toxicological emergencies Chapter 31: Envenomation Chapter 32: Dental, ear, nose and throat emergencies Chapter 33: Ocular emergencies and trauma Chapter 34: Gynaecological emergencies Section 5 Unique populations Chapter 35: Obstetric emergencies Chapter 36: Paediatric emergencies Chapter 37: Mental health emergencies Chapter 38: People with disabilities Chapter 39: The older person Chapter 40: Violence, abuse and assault Chapter 41: Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use Section 6 Major trauma Chapter 42: An overview of trauma Chapter 43: Mechanisms of injury Chapter 44: Major trauma initial assessment and management Chapter 45: Traumatic brain injury Chapter 46: Faciomaxillary trauma Chapter 47: Thoracic and neck trauma Chapter 48: Abdominal and genitourinary trauma Chapter 49: Spinal trauma Chapter 50: Major orthopaedic and neurovascular trauma Chapter 51: Blast injury Chapter 52: Burns trauma Section 7 End of life Chapter 53: Death and dying Chapter 54: Organ and tissue donation
- ISBN: 978-0-7295-3982-1
- Editorial: Mosby
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés
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