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cover image - Notes in Urgent Care A Course Companion and Practical Guide - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource (Retail Access Card),1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323884112
Publication Date: 03-09-2023
Page Count: 160
Imprint: Elsevier
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Notes in Urgent Care A Course Companion and Practical Guide - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 1st Edition

by Martin McGrath, FFMLM MBChB DCH DAvMed DipUMC DipIMC RCSEd MRCGP MRAeS MA

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cover image - Notes in Urgent Care A Course Companion and Practical Guide - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource (Retail Access Card),1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323884112
Publication Date: 03-09-2023
Page Count: 160
Imprint: Elsevier
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    • Suitable as a study aid for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Diploma in Urgent Medical Care
    • Clinical information condensed into a concise, easily accessible and relevant format
    • Urgent conditions broken down by specialty
    • Useful tips for working in urgent medical care systems, using technology, risk management and human factors
  • Acknowledgements

    Symbols and abbreviations

    Foreward

    PART I - MANAGEMENT

    Working in Urgent Medical Care Systems

    The development of urgent care systems - a brief history

    The development of urgent care systems - challenges

    The development of urgent care systems - evolving solutions

    Alternative urgent care models

    The evolution of urgent care workforces

    Patient choice and behaviour

    UUC operational environments

    NHS 111 services

    GP out of hours services

    Working in multi-disciplinary teams

    999 call handling and dispatch

    (The functions of urgent care)

    The characteristics of good and bad urgent care services

    Working effectively with acute and urgent care services

    Providing support to urgent care staff

    Supporting workers after traumatic events

    Using Technology in Urgent Medical Care

    Definitions and meanings

    Drivers for change - overview

    Drivers for change - system

    Drivers for change - individual

    Future technology

    Relevance of health technology in UUC settings

    What is an Urgent Treatment Centre?

    Example near-patient investigations

    Use of PPE

    Indwelling catheters

    Hand decontamination

    Remote care and monitoring

    TeleMedicine

    Managing Safe Dispositions

    Role and responsibilities of the referring clinician

    Factors influencing referral decisions

    Factors influencing risk-based decision-making

    Decision-making and referral in remote consultation

    Remote consultations - safeguarding considerations

    Supportive care and avoiding admissions

    Compulsory mental health admission

    The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005

    Assessment of capacity

    Deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS)

    Child safeguarding

    Adult safeguarding

    Raising concerns

    Whistle blowing

    Prevent/Channel

    Domestic violence and abuse

    Human trafficking

    Modern slavery

    Female genital mutilation

    Patient transfer and transport

    Role of clinicians in transfers

    The ambulance response programme

    Risk Management and Urgent Care Preparedness

    Hazard and risk

    Risk management and system design in the context of urgent care

    Learning from significant event analysis (SEA) and serious untoward incidents (SUIs)

    Principles of emergency preparedness, response and recovery

    The role of urgent care services in relation to a major incident

    Management of major incident situations

    The psychological needs of those involved in a major incident

    Business continuity relevant to urgent care services

    Human Factors

    Human factors in healthcare and patient safety

    The swiss cheese model

    The SHEEP model

    The WHO surgical safety checklist

    Crew resource management

    Cognitive bias

    Decision-making in urgent care

    Communication within and between teams (CHANGE)

    Teamworking

    Leadership

    Bad leadership

    Managing fatigue and stress

    Error investigation and management

    Root cause analysis

    Operational Performance

    Local and national operational guidance

    Settings for patient care

    Urgent Treatment Centres

    Professional roles in urgent care

    Communication with colleagues and patients

    Communication with routine healthcare providers

    Consultation models

    Monitoring the delivery of patient care

    Targets

    Applying principles of equality and diversity

    PART II - CLINICAL

    Emergency and Time-Critical Conditions

    Anaphylaxis

    Cardiac arrest

    Choking

    Meningitis

    Sepsis

    Status epilepticus

    Unconsciousness

    Symptom Management

    2WW considerations

    Acute abdominal pain

    Chest pain

    Collapse

    Haemoptysis

    Hyperventilation

    Shortness of breath

    Breast

    2WW considerations

    Breast lump

    Mastitis

    End of Life Care

    General considerations

    Managing EOL symptoms

    Cardiology

    Angina

    Acute coronary syndromes - unstable angina / NSTEMI

    Acute coronary syndromes - STEMI

    Aortic dissection

    Brady and tachy-arrythmias

    Electrical Injury

    Left ventricular failure / pulmonary oedema

    Pericarditis

    Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation

    Uncontrolled hypertension

    Dental

    Acute dental and gum Infection

    Dermatology

    Abscess

    Cellulitis

    Ear Nose and Throat

    Bell’s palsy

    Loss of hearing

    Otitis externa

    Otitis media

    Sinusitis

    TMJ dysfunction

    Tonsillitis

    Vertigo

    Endocrine, Haematology & Metabolic

    2WW considerations

    Addisonian crisis

    Hyperglcaemic crisis

    Hypoglycaemia

    Hyperkalaemia

    Hypokalaemia

    Hypernatraemia

    Hyponatraemia

    Thyrotoxic crisis

    Gastroenterology and General Surgery

    2WW considerations

    Acute appendicitis

    Acute cholecystitis

    Acute pancreatitis

    Anal pain

    Constipation

    Diverticulitis

    Gastroenteritis

    GI bleed - lower

    GI bleed - upper

    Haemorrhoids

    Hernia

    Intestinal obstruction

    Peptic ulcer

    Mental Health

    Mental health assessment

    Mental health symptoms and signs

    Psychological therapies

    Anxiety

    Other anxiety-type disorders

    Chronic stress

    Depression

    Drugs for treating depression

    Psychosis

    Schizophrenia and mania

    Acute delirium

    Dementia

    Eating disorders

    Other psychological conditions

    Musculoskeletal including Trauma

    Olecranon bursitis

    Neurology

    2WW considerations

    Acute confusional state / delerium

    First fit

    Headache

    Migraine

    Status epilepticus

    Stroke / CVA

    Subarachnoid haemorrhage

    TIA

    Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    2WW considerations

    Abnormal vaginal bleeding

  • Martin McGrath, FFMLM MBChB DCH DAvMed DipUMC DipIMC RCSEd MRCGP MRAeS MA, Clinical Director, Rockingham Forest Primary Care Network, Harborough, England, United Kingdom
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