Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics, 4th Edition

• Endorsed by the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia
• Written by internationally recognised clinicians, researchers and leaders in emergency care
• Latest evidence-based research and practice across the emergency care continuum
• Case studies to consolidate knowledge apply theory to practice Practice tips highlight cultural considerations and communication issues
• Aligns to NSQHSS 2e, NMBA and PBA Standards
• Includes Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics 4e

Instructor resources:

• Image collection
• PowerPoint slides
• Case study questions and answers
• Additional case studies with answers and rationales
• Additional paramedic case studies with answers and rationales
• Paramedic test bank
• Test bank

Instructor and student resources:

• Additional case studies
• Additional paramedic case studies
• Videos

SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW OF EMERGENCY CARE
1. Emergency nursing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (p.3)
2. Paramedicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (p.19)
3. Clinical ethics for emergency healthcare (p.31)
4. Emergency care and the law (p.41)
5. Cultural considerations in emergency care (p.63)
6. Patient safety and quality in emergency care (p.75)
7. Research for emergency care (p. 89)
8. Patient and carer engagement and communication (p.109)

SECTION 2: CLINICAL CONCEPTS AND SYSTEMS
9. Scene assessment, management and rescue (p.129)
10. Physiology and pathophysiology for emergency care (p.153)
11. Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and triage (p.177)
12. Major incident preparedness and management (p.201)
13. Patient assessment and essentials of care (p.225)
14. Resuscitation (p.265)
15. Stabilisation and transfer (p.291)
16. Clinical skills (p.313)
17. Minor injury and management (p.385)
18. Pain management (p.419)
19. Organ and tissue donation (p.443)
20. End of life (p.461)

SECTION THREE: EMERGENCIES
21: Respiratory emergencies (p.475)
22. Cardiovascular emergencies (p.517)
23. Neurological emergencies (p.561)
24. Gastrointestinal emergencies (p.591)
25. Renal and genitourinary emergencies (p.633)
26. Endocrine emergencies (p.659)
27. Healthcare-associated infections and infectious diseases in emergency care (p.683)
28. Environmental emergencies (p.709)
29. Oncological and haematological emergencies (p.741)
30. Toxicological emergencies (p.771)
31. Dental, ear, nose and throat emergencies (p.793)
32. Ocular emergencies and trauma (p.817)
33. Gynaecological emergencies (p. 849)
34. Maternal emergencies (p.867)
35. Paediatric emergencies (p.893)
36. Mental health emergencies (p.973)
37. People with disabilities (p.997)
38. The older person (p.1019)
39. Violence, abuse and assault (p.1035)
40. Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (p.1053)

SECTION FOUR: MAJOR TRAUMA
41. Epidemiology of injury (p.1093)
42. Major trauma initial assessment and management (p.1125)
43. Traumatic brain injury (p.1163)
44. Maxillofacial trauma (p.1187)
45. Thoracic and neck trauma (p.1121)
46. Abdominal and genitourinary trauma (p.1251)
47. Spinal Trauma (p.1289)
48. Major orthopaedic and neurovascular trauma (p.1317)
49. Burns trauma (p.1357)

Kate Curtis, RN, GradDipCritCare, MNurs(Hons), PhD, FCENA, Professor Emergency and Trauma Care, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Director Emergency and Critical Care Research, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Warrawong, NSW, Australia; Registered Nurse, Wollongong Hospital Emergency Department, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Honorary Professorial Fellow, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Clair Ramsden, RN, GradCertCardiol, MHCE, MHServMgt, Executive Director Clinical Services, Opal HealthCare, Australia, Ramon Z. Shaban, BSc(Med), BN, GradCertInfCon, PGDipPH&TM, MEd, MCommHealthPrac(Hons1), PhD, RN, FCENA, FACN, FACIPC, CICP-E, Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, Margaret Fry, RN, NP, BSc(Nurs), MEd, PhD, FCENA, Professor Emergency and Critical Care, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Northern Sydney Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Directorate, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Adjunct Professor, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Senior Editor, Australasian Emergency Care, College of Emergency Nursing Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia and Bill Lord, AM, BHlthSc(Pre-HospCare), GradDipCBL, MEd, PhD, FACPara, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia; Adjunct Professor, Australian Catholic University, Faculty of Health Sciences, North Sydney, NSW, Australia; Director, Australasian College of Paramedicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Co-Deputy Chair, Paramedicine Accreditation Committee, AHPRA