Paramedic Principles and Practice E-Book, 2nd Edition

by Brett Williams, PhD, FACP and Linda Ross, BTeach, GradDipPhysEd, DipHlth(Amb), BParaStud, MHlthProfEd, PhD

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ISBN: 9780729587372

Publication Date: 10-15-2019

Page Count: 1100

Imprint: Elsevier

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New to This Edition
- New chapters, including: Paediatric patients; Child abuse and intimate partner violence; Geriatric patients; Tropical conditions; Mass casualty; Interpersonal communication and patient-focused care; Evidence-based practice in paramedicine; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- New case studies on major incidents and major trauma
- Focused ‘Implications for’ boxes specific to considerations including geriatrics, cultural diversity, communication challenges
- ‘Summary of therapeutic goals’ included with each case study
- Learning outcomes added to open each chapter
- Considered revision of pathophysiology across all chapters
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Contents

Part 1: PARAMEDIC PRINCIPLES

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO PARAMEDIC
SECTION 2: FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE
SECTION 3: FOUNDATION CONCEPTS
SECTION 4: COMMUNICATION AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS
SECTION 5: THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
SECTION 6: PATIENT AND PARAMEDIC SAFETY
SECTION 7: LEGAL, ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Part 2: PARAMEDIC PRACTICE

SECTION 8: THE PARAMEDIC CLINICAL APPROACH
SECTION 9: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A RESPIRATORY CONDITION
SECTION 10: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A CARDIAC CONDITION
SECTION 11: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A MEDICAL CONDITION
SECTION 12: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE TRAUMA PATIENT
SECTION 13: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
SECTION 14: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO COMPLEX CASES: SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TO PARAMEDIC REASONING AND MANAGEMENT
SECTION 15: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION
SECTION 16: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO OBSTETRIC, NEONATAL AND PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS

Appendix 1: Medications commonly encountered in paramedic practice
Authors

Brett Williams, PhD, FACP, Department of Emergency Medical Care, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441 and Linda Ross, BTeach, GradDipPhysEd, DipHlth(Amb), BParaStud, MHlthProfEd, PhD, Head, Postgraduate Programs & Deputy Head, Department of Paramedicine, Monash University
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