Description
Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, this highly acclaimed resource is the ideal guide for student and practicing paramedics looking to refresh and consolidate their assessment skills. Assessment Skills for Paramedics has been thoroughly revised with fresh, up-to-date knowledge and national guidance. Divided into body systems and presented in a clear, accessible format the book takes the reader through the considerations and actions required for each type of emergency presentation.
New to this edition:
âHistories, assessments and scenarios across multiple chapters.
âContent covering the well-being of the paramedic.
âChapters including the review of systems (RoS) approach.
âA systematic format of primary and secondary survey in each chapter that relates to current practice.
âReflects updates to Ambulance Clinical Guidelines, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guideli
Table of Contents
1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT
2 RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT
3 CARDIOVASCULAR ASSESSMENT
4 ABDOMINAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) ASSESSMENT
5 NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
6 SPINAL INJURIES ASSESSMENT
7 TRAUMA ASSESSMENT
8 MUSCULOSKELETAL ASSESSMENT
9 MINOR INJURIES ASSESSMENT
10 MINOR ILLNESSES ASSESSMENT
11 CHILD ASSESSMENT
12 OLDER PERSON ASSESSMENT
13 OBSTETRIC PATIENT ASSESSMENT
14 ASSESSMENT AND CARE OF THE NEWBORN
15 MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT
