Critical Care Paramedic

Bryan E. Bledsoe, Randall W. Benner (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

1200 Seiten

2006
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-119271-3 (ISBN)

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Critical Care Paramedic is the first and only textbook written for the expanding field of critical care transport. Utilizing the successful format of Bradys best-selling Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, this text is both written and extensively reviewed by leading experts in the field. This comprehensive text addresses all aspects of critical care transport including: operations, safety, advanced pharmacodynamics, advanced physiologic monitoring, advanced airway management, medical emergencies, trauma emergencies, organ donation, and other important areas of critical care. Critical Care Paramedic will be the industry standard for critical care paramedic education and available only from Brady.

Dr. Bryan Bledsoe is an emergency physician with a special interest in prehospital care. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and his medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internship at Texas Tech University and residency training at Scott and White Memorial Hospital/Texas A&M College of Medicine. Dr. Bledsoe is board certified in emergency medicine and is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Section I: Overview of Critical Care Paramedic Practice

1. The Role and Responsibilities of the Critical Care Paramedic

2. Ground Transport Systems

3. Aerial Transport Systems

4. Flight Physiology

5. Flight Safety and Personal Survival

Section II: Principles of Critical Care Paramedic Practice

6. Patient Assessment and Preparation for Transport

7. Airway Management and Ventilation

8. Shock Management and Vascular Access

9. Cardiovascular and Hemodynamic Monitoring

10. ECG Monitoring and Interpretation

11. Critical Care Pharmacology

12. Interpretation of Lab and Basic Diagnostic Tests

Section III: Trauma Emergencies

13. Overview of Trauma

14. Neurological Trauma

15. Thoracic Trauma

16. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma

17. Maxillofacial, Ear, Nose, and Throat Trauma

18. Burns and Electrical Injuries

19. Orthopaedic Trauma

20. Special Patients: Pediatric, Geriatric, and Obstetrical Trauma

Section IV: Medical Emergencies

21. Pulmonary Emergencies

22. Cardiovascular Emergencies

23. Neurological Emergencies

24. Gastrointestinal Emergencies

25. Renal and Acid-Base Emergencies

26. Infectious Disease Emergencies

Section V: Special Considerations

27. Pediatric Medical Emergencies

28. Obstetrical/Gynecological Emergencies

29. Neonatal Emergencies and Transport

30. Environmental Emergencies

31. Diving Emergencies

32. Toxicological Emergencies

33. Weapons of Mass destruction

34. Organ Donation and Retrieval

Section VI: Issues in Critical Care Transport

35. Quality Management

36. Communications and Documentation

37. The Critical Care Paramedic in the Hospital Environment

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.1.2006
Sprache	englisch
Maße	221 x 282 mm
Gewicht	2560 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Palliativpflege / Sterbebegleitung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-13-119271-X / 013119271X
ISBN-13	978-0-13-119271-3 / 9780131192713
Zustand	Neuware