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Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide

Paula Derr, Mike McEvoy (Autoren)

Buch | Spiralbindung

264 Seiten

2024 | 9th edition
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-284-29032-5 (ISBN)

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Now in its ninth edition, the Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide is an indispensable resource for physicians, nurses, and paramedics. Thoroughly reviewed and updated by emergency medicine experts Paula Derr and Michael McEvoy, it consolidates critical information from desk references into a convenient 3" x 5" pocket-size format that emergency professionals can take anywhere. The Ninth Edition includes the following updates:- Revised and updated content to reflect the most current guideline and medication dosage recommendations- New sections on troubleshooting ICDs, Mechanical Circulatory Support, resuscitation team dynamics, and vascular access devices- Enhanced information on pacemakers- New content on I-gel supraglottic airway- Enhanced information on noninvasive ventilation- New details on neuromonitoring- Updated content on pediatric medications to reflect best practice recommendations- Completely revised Emergency Medications chapter to include dozens of new medications and pediatric dosing- New content on Ebola, monkeypox, and COVID-19- Completely revised trauma triage algorithm to reflect 2022 recommendations- Completely revised Poisoning chapter, adding GHB, beta-blocker overdose, calcium channel blocker overdose, Jimson weed, khat, LSD, and mushrooms- Updated Lab Values chapter to include procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, high-sensitivity troponin, BNP, and D-dimer values and interpretation- Completely revised Prescription Drugs chapter to reflect hundreds of brand-name and generic drugs

Mike McEvoy, PhD, REMT-P, RN, CCRN is the EMS Coordinator for Saratoga County (NY) and the EMS Director on the Board of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. Formerly a forensic psychologist, he is a clinical specialist in Cardiac Surgery and teaches Critical Care Medicine at Albany Medical College where he also co-chairs the Resuscitation Committee and serves on the Formulary Committee. Mr. McEvoy is a paramedic for Clifton Park-Halfmoon Ambulance, chief medical officer for West Crescent Fire Department, and past chair and current member of the New York State EMS Council. He is the Fire-EMS technical editor for Fire Engineering magazine and has authored numerous publications. Mr. McEvoy is a popular speaker at fire, EMS, and medical conferences throughout North America.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.12.2023
Verlagsort	Sudbury
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	227 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
ISBN-10	1-284-29032-8 / 1284290328
ISBN-13	978-1-284-29032-5 / 9781284290325
Zustand	Neuware