The Emergency Department Technician Handbook

Emergency Department Technicians (EDTs) play a vital role in actively supporting the medical team in today's hospitals, and the role continues to expand in light of staffing shortages and increased emergency department volumes. The Emergency Department Technician Handbook is a reliable, comprehensive resource in this increasingly important field, filling a timely need in EDT workforce development for both technicians and educators. Concise, readable text, along with high-quality clinical photos and a video library that depict procedures and patient positioning, make this new handbook a must-have resource in every emergency department. INDICE: Chapter 1: The Role of the Hospital ED and the Speciality of Emergency Medicine Chapter 2: The Organization of the Hospital and the ED Chapter 3: Medical Terminology Chapter 4: Nursing, MDs, and ED Techs: Teamwork and Communication Chapter 5: ED Flow and Patient Assessment Chapter 6: Point of care testing Chapter 7: Cardiology and ECG;s Chapter 8 : Respiratory Care Chapter 9: Abdominal and Genitourinary Issues Chapter 10: Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Issues Chapter 11: Stroke Chapter 12: Vascular Access Chapter 13: Sonographic Vascular Access Chapter 14: Wound Care Chapter 15 Musculoskeletal Injuries Chapter 16: Splinting Chapter 17: The Major Trauma Patient Chapter 18: Behavioural Health and Toxicologic Emergencies Chapter 19: Case Studies in Emergency Triage

• ISBN: 978-0-323-83002-7
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés