{"product_id":"prehospital-emergency-medicine-at-a-glance-9781118829929","title":"Prehospital Emergency Medicine at a Glance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Medical Association Book Award Winner - Young Authors Award of the Year 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePre-hospital Emergency Medicine at a Glance\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis brand new title:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the ways in which pre-hospital care is organised and delivered in the United Kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores some of the most common incidents that pre-hospital care teams attend to, including major trauma as well as cardiac arrests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an illustrated introduction to some of the many practical procedures pre-hospital care teams must be able to perform including resuscitative thoracot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003ePre-hospital Emergency Medicine at a Glance\u003c\/i\u003e covers the essentials in an easy-to-digest formula. This volume continues the trend of good quality information, covering enough to give readers a firm and solid grounding in the subject of pre-hospital emergency medicine (PHEM).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also acts as an aide‑memoire for the more experienced health professional. Each segment is illustrated with easily understandable and colourful diagrams, as well as tables with the most relevant information, which is great for quick reference … This volume is likely to be well-received as a concise, well-thought‑out reference that contains both up-to-date and emerging techniques used by ambulance personnel and specialist PHEM practitioners.’ \u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eJournal of Paramedic Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrinciples of pre-hospital care \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 History of pre-hospital care\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Pre-hospital care today\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Major trauma pathways in the UK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Emerging pre-hospital medical care pathways\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Kinematics and mechanism of Injury\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Hazardous materials\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Human factors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Pre-hospital transport\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Scene safety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInitial assessment and management of immediately life-threatening injuries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The primary survey\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Control of major haemorrhage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Cervical spine injuries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Basic airway management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The difficult airway\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Life-threatening chest trauma\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Circulation I: haemodynamic instability\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Circulation II: medical cardiac arrest\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Circulation III: traumatic cardiac arrest\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Pain relief and sedation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Head injury\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Spinal injuries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Limb Injuries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial considerations in trauma management \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Paediatric trauma\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Trauma in the pregnant woman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Trauma in the elderly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePractical skills in pre-hospital emergency medicine \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Anaesthesia in the pre-hospital environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The emergency surgical airway\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Peripheral vascular access\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Chest techniques\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Resuscitative thoracotomy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Pre-hospital ultrasound\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Packaging\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Handover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManagement of complex problems \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Major incidents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Expedition medicine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Event medicine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Military pre-hospital emergency care\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCareers in pre-hospital emergency medicine \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Careers in pre-hospital emergency medicine – NHS England\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406930256215,"sku":"9781118829929","price":47.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118829929.jpg?v=1730497593","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/prehospital-emergency-medicine-at-a-glance-9781118829929","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}