Accident & Emergency
Title | Accident & Emergency PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Dolan |
Publisher | Elsevier Health Sciences |
Pages | 619 |
Release | 2013-05-23 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0702046760 |
Accident & Emergency: Theory into Practice is the comprehensive textbook for emergency nurses, covering the full range of emergency care issues, including trauma management and trauma care, the lifespan, psychological issues, physiology for practice, practice and professional issues. This book is about more than what a nurse should do; it is about why it should be done, leading to sustainable and safer practice. The third edition of this ever-popular text expands its horizons to include contributions from emergency care professionals in New Zealand, Australia and the Republic of Ireland, as well as the United Kingdom. - Applied anatomy and physiology and how it changes in injury and ill health - Treatment and management of a wide range of emergency conditions - Includes emergency care across the life continuum, trauma management, psychological dimensions and practice and professional issues. - 'Transportation of the critically ill patient' chapter outlines the nursing and operational considerations related to transportation of the acutely ill person. - 'Creating patient flow' chapter overviews the concepts behind patient flow across the wider health system and introduces the key concept of staff and patient time. It explores some of the techniques used in manufacturing and service industries and its application to health system, illustrating how to reduce the waste of patient and staff time. - 'Managing issues of culture and power in ED' chapter demonstrates that cultural awareness is about much more than recognising the different religious needs of patients and their families; it's also about recognising culture, diversity, stereotyping and expressions of power. - Updated to reflect the latest practice and guidelines in this fast-changing field of practice.
Emergency Care for Children
Title | Emergency Care for Children PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2007-05-08 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309133769 |
Children represent a special challenge for emergency care providers, because they have unique medical needs in comparison to adults. For decades, policy makers and providers have recognized the special needs of children, but the system has been slow to develop an adequate response to their needs. This is in part due to inadequacies within the broader emergency care system. Emergency Care for Children examines the challenges associated with the provision of emergency services to children and families and evaluates progress since the publication of the Institute of Medicine report Emergency Medical Services for Children (1993), the first comprehensive look at pediatric emergency care in the United States. This new book offers an analysis of: • The role of pediatric emergency services as an integrated component of the overall health system. • System-wide pediatric emergency care planning, preparedness, coordination, and funding. • Pediatric training in professional education. • Research in pediatric emergency care. Emergency Care for Children is one of three books in the Future of Emergency Care series. This book will be of particular interest to emergency health care providers, professional organizations, and policy makers looking to address the pediatric deficiencies within their emergency care systems.
Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Title | Geriatric Emergency Medicine PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph H. Kahn |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 383 |
Release | 2014-01-16 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1107677645 |
This comprehensive volume provides a practical framework for evaluation, management and disposition of this growing vulnerable patient population.
Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Pain
Title | Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Pain PDF eBook |
Author | F. T. De Dombal |
Publisher | |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN |
This revised and expanded edition deals with the diagnosis of acute abdominal pain. Topics covered include perforated peptic ulcer and acute pancreatitus, a revision of the physical examination, acute abdominal pain in children, and urinary tract problems.
Pediatric Acute Care
Title | Pediatric Acute Care PDF eBook |
Author | Beth Nachtsheim Bolick |
Publisher | Elsevier Health Sciences |
Pages | 1282 |
Release | 2020-06-20 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0323755828 |
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Critical Care** Stay up-to-date on the latest evidence and clinical practice in pediatric acute care with the definitive textbook in the field. Now in its second edition, Pediatric Acute Care: A Guide for Interprofessional Practice takes an evidence-based, interprofessional approach to pediatric acute care as it exemplifies the depth and diversity that's needed for the dynamic healthcare environments in which acutely ill children receive care. Coverage includes how to work with the pediatric patient and family, major acute care disorders and their management, emergency preparedness, common acute care procedures, and much more. With contributions from more than 200 practicing clinicians and academic experts, it represents a wide variety of disciplines including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, child life, nutrition, law, integrative medicine, education, public health, and psychology, among others. The second edition also features the addition of new physician and nurse practitioner co-editors as well as extensive content updates including updated evidence-based content throughout the text, the integration of the 2016 IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, a new full-color design, and new vivid illustrations throughout. - UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaborative approach includes contributions from more than 200 practicing clinicians and academic experts from the U.S. and Canada, including nursing, medicine, pharmacy, child life, nutrition, law, integrative medicine, education, public health, and psychology. - Consistent organization within disorder chapters begins with a section on Physiology and continues with sections on Pathophysiology, Epidemiology and Etiology, Presentation, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnostic Studies, and a Plan of Care that include Therapeutic Management, Consultation, Patient and Family Education and Disposition and Discharge Planning. - Comprehensive content spanning five units divides coverage into introductory information, the approach to the pediatric patient and family, major acute care disorders and their management, emergency preparedness, and common acute care procedures. - NEW! Updated evidence-based content has been added throughout to ensure that you're up-to-date on all topics needed to provide care for pediatric patients in acute, inpatient, emergency, transport, and critical care settings. - NEW! Full-color design and illustrations enhance learning and make content easier to navigate and digest. - NEW! Integration of the 2016 IPEC Core Competencies ensure that you're learning the professional skills and protocols required for effective, contemporary interprofessional collaborative practice. - UPDATED! Streamlined procedures unit focuses more sharply on need-to-know content.
Atlas of Emergency Procedures
Title | Atlas of Emergency Procedures PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Rosen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Medical |
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From the simple to the complex, this visually stunning atlas guides you through more than 100 commonly performed emergency procedures in step-by-step detail. Each procedure includes a brief discussion of its indications, contraindications, equipment requirements, and complications and their management. Key to each discussion is the concise, yet detailed description of the procedure. Each procedure is followed by a discussion, including technical tips. Alternative techniques are offered throughout, providing the reader with a variety of options for a particular procedure. Step-by-step text is on the page opposite the technique illustrations for ease of reference. Details for each procedure include preparation and draping, anesthesia or sedation, performance of the procedure, and disposition. Detailed line drawings are based on observation of procedures, drawn from the perspective of the physician. Variations between field management vs. ED management are addressed throughout: e.g., defibrillation in the ED vs. defibrillation in wet environment such as rain or a near-drowning. Technical pearls and pitfalls are offered for each procedure.
Observation Medicine
Title | Observation Medicine PDF eBook |
Author | Louis G. Graff |
Publisher | Butterworth-Heinemann |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Medical |
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This text defines the scope of observation medicine as a new and cost-effective service in the field of emergency medicine. It reviews the principles and practice of providing services in an observation unit and examines in detail the 25 most common conditions/syndromes which comprise 95 per cent of services offered in observation units.