Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a quick reference focusing on the practical application of emergency and critical care skills, including step-by-step guides with detailed photographs to assist the reader. Many common techniques are described in detail, along with the required hands-on nursing care and after-care.
Trade Review“Whether working in a “traditional” clinic or in a specialised ICU, the contribution of nurses to the management of emergencies is invaluable.” (Vet Nurses Today, 1 July 2013)
“Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing provides a fine, step-by-step guide to key emergency procedures and nursing care and teaches how to handle injuries and therapies associated with critical care. Color photos of real life cases accompany step-by-step discussions of procedures and skills needed, offering a valuable reference written by a veterinary nurse and a veterinary surgeon who here work together to explore the most common care scenarios and special needs. This is a solid, real-world reference any veterinary collection must have.” (Midwest Book Review, 1 June 2013)
“Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing" is a scholarly and core addition to any college collection focusing on high level veterinary care.” (Bookwatch, 1 April 2013)
Table of ContentsPreface vi
1 Triage and Assessment of the Emergency Patient 1
2 Monitoring the Critical Patient 9
3 Vascular Access 17
4 ‘Shock’ and Intravenous Fluid Therapy 29
5 Blood Gas, Acid–Base Analysis and Electrolyte Abnormalities 41
6 Analgesia and Anaesthesia of the Emergency and Critical Patient 52
7 Practical Laboratory Techniques 63
8 Techniques for Oxygen Supplementation 76
9 Nursing the Dyspnoeic Patient 86
10 Nursing the Cardiac Patient 97
11 Nursing the Acute Abdomen Patient 109
12 Nursing Urinary Tract Emergencies 123
13 Nursing the Poisoned Patient 133
14 Nursing the Trauma Patient 144
15 Nursing the Reproductive Patient 155
16 Small Animal Critical Care and Hospitalised Patient Nutrition 163
17 Nursing the Emergency Ophthalmology Patient 181
18 Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation 189
19 Nursing Considerations in the Critical Patient 198
Index 209
