Emergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics is a highly respected emergency care text for nursing and paramedicine students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand. Now in its fourth edition, it provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of emergency and trauma care. The text spans prehospital and hospital care, enabling students to understand the patient journey and equipping them for their role in a multidisciplinary team. Coverage includes assessment, triage and management of trauma, physiology of emergency care, and the recognition and management of specific body system emergencies, as well as the fundamentals of emergency care such as quality and safety, ethics, leadership, research and patient education. Fully revised to reflect the dynamic and evolving nature of emergency and trauma care, this book is ideal for students, prehospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency and trauma care nurses, and other disaster management clinicians.
1. Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Inside front cover - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. Acknowledgements - p. Page viii 10. Contributors - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. List of Tables - p. Page xi 13. CHAPTER 1 : Emergency nursing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand - p. Page xi 14. CHAPTER 2 : Paramedicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand - p. Page 18 15. CHAPTER 3 : Clinical ethics for emergency healthcare - p. Page 30 16. CHAPTER 4 : Emergency care and the law - p. Page 40 17. CHAPTER 5 : Cultural considerations in emergency care - p. Page 62 18. CHAPTER 6 : Patient safety and quality in emergency care - p. Page 70 19. CHAPTER 7 : Research for emergency care - p. Page 88 20. CHAPTER 8 : Patient and carer engagement and communication - p. Page 108 21. Chapter 9 : Scene assessment, management and rescue - p. Page 126 22. CHAPTER 10 : Physiology and pathophysiology for emergency care - p. Page 152 23. CHAPTER 11 : Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and triage - p. Page 176 24. Chapter 12 : Major incident preparedness and management - p. Page 193 25. Chapter 13 : Patient assessment and essentials of care - p. Page 224 26. Chapter 14 : Resuscitation - p. Page 264 27. Chapter 15 : Stabilisation and transfer - p. Page 290 28. Chapter 16 : Clinical skills - p. Page 309 29. Chapter 17 : Minor injury and management - p. Page 384 30. Chapter 18 : Pain management - p. Page 418 31. Chapter 19 : Organ and tissue donation - p. Page 442 32. Chapter 20 : End of life - p. Page 460 33. Chapter 21 : Respiratory emergencies - p. Page 469 34. Chapter 22 : Cardiovascular emergencies - p. Page 516 35. Chapter 23 : Neurological emergencies - p. Page 555 36. Chapter 24 : Gastrointestinal emergencies - p. Page 590 37. Chapter 25 : Renal and genitourinary emergencies - p. Page 626 38. Chapter 26 : Endocrine emergencies - p. Page 658 39. Chapter 27 : Healthcare-associated infections and infectious diseases in emergency care - p. Page 680 40. Chapter 28 : Environmental emergencies - p. Page 708 41. Chapter 29 : Oncological and haematological emergencies - p. Page 740 42. Chapter 30 : Toxicological emergencies - p. Page 770 43. Chapter 31 : Dental, ear, nose and throat emergencies - p. Page 791 44. Chapter 32 : Ocular emergencies and trauma - p. Page 816 45. Chapter 33 : Gynaecological emergencies - p. Page 848 46. Chapter 34 : Maternal emergencies - p. Page 866 47. Chapter 35 : Paediatric emergencies - p. Page 892 48. Chapter 36 : Mental health emergencies - p. Page 957 49. Chapter 37 : People with disabilities - p. Page 991 50. Chapter 38 : The older person - p. Page 1018 51. Chapter 39 : Violence, abuse and assault - p. Page 1034 52. Chapter 40 : Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use - p. Page 1048 53. Chapter 41 : Epidemiology of injury - p. Page 1090 54. Chapter 42 : Major trauma initial assessment and management - p. Page 1124 55. Chapter 43 : Traumatic brain injury - p. Page 1157 56. Chapter 44 : Maxillofacial trauma - p. Page 1186 57. Chapter 45 : Thoracic and neck trauma - p. Page 1210 58. Chapter 46 : Abdominal and genitourinary trauma - p. Page 1250 59. Chapter 47 : Spinal trauma - p. Page 1280 60. Chapter 48 : Major orthopaedic and neurovascular trauma - p. Page 1316 61. Chapter 49 : Burns trauma - p. Page 1352 62. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 1374
Emergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics is a highly respected emergency care text for nursing and paramedicine students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand. Now in its fourth edition, it provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of emergency and trauma care. The text spans prehospital and hospital care, enabling students to understand the patient journey and equipping them for their role in a multidisciplinary team. Coverage includes assessment, triage and management of trauma, physiology of emergency care, and the recognition and management of specific body system emergencies, as well as the fundamentals of emergency care such as quality and safety, ethics, leadership, research and patient education. Fully revised to reflect the dynamic and evolving nature of emergency and trauma care, this book is ideal for students, prehospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency and trauma care nurses, and other disaster management clinicians.
1. Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Inside front cover - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. Acknowledgements - p. Page viii 10. Contributors - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. List of Tables - p. Page xi 13. CHAPTER 1 : Emergency nursing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand - p. Page xi 14. CHAPTER 2 : Paramedicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand - p. Page 18 15. CHAPTER 3 : Clinical ethics for emergency healthcare - p. Page 30 16. CHAPTER 4 : Emergency care and the law - p. Page 40 17. CHAPTER 5 : Cultural considerations in emergency care - p. Page 62 18. CHAPTER 6 : Patient safety and quality in emergency care - p. Page 70 19. CHAPTER 7 : Research for emergency care - p. Page 88 20. CHAPTER 8 : Patient and carer engagement and communication - p. Page 108 21. Chapter 9 : Scene assessment, management and rescue - p. Page 126 22. CHAPTER 10 : Physiology and pathophysiology for emergency care - p. Page 152 23. CHAPTER 11 : Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and triage - p. Page 176 24. Chapter 12 : Major incident preparedness and management - p. Page 193 25. Chapter 13 : Patient assessment and essentials of care - p. Page 224 26. Chapter 14 : Resuscitation - p. Page 264 27. Chapter 15 : Stabilisation and transfer - p. Page 290 28. Chapter 16 : Clinical skills - p. Page 309 29. Chapter 17 : Minor injury and management - p. Page 384 30. Chapter 18 : Pain management - p. Page 418 31. Chapter 19 : Organ and tissue donation - p. Page 442 32. Chapter 20 : End of life - p. Page 460 33. Chapter 21 : Respiratory emergencies - p. Page 469 34. Chapter 22 : Cardiovascular emergencies - p. Page 516 35. Chapter 23 : Neurological emergencies - p. Page 555 36. Chapter 24 : Gastrointestinal emergencies - p. Page 590 37. Chapter 25 : Renal and genitourinary emergencies - p. Page 626 38. Chapter 26 : Endocrine emergencies - p. Page 658 39. Chapter 27 : Healthcare-associated infections and infectious diseases in emergency care - p. Page 680 40. Chapter 28 : Environmental emergencies - p. Page 708 41. Chapter 29 : Oncological and haematological emergencies - p. Page 740 42. Chapter 30 : Toxicological emergencies - p. Page 770 43. Chapter 31 : Dental, ear, nose and throat emergencies - p. Page 791 44. Chapter 32 : Ocular emergencies and trauma - p. Page 816 45. Chapter 33 : Gynaecological emergencies - p. Page 848 46. Chapter 34 : Maternal emergencies - p. Page 866 47. Chapter 35 : Paediatric emergencies - p. Page 892 48. Chapter 36 : Mental health emergencies - p. Page 957 49. Chapter 37 : People with disabilities - p. Page 991 50. Chapter 38 : The older person - p. Page 1018 51. Chapter 39 : Violence, abuse and assault - p. Page 1034 52. Chapter 40 : Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use - p. Page 1048 53. Chapter 41 : Epidemiology of injury - p. Page 1090 54. Chapter 42 : Major trauma initial assessment and management - p. Page 1124 55. Chapter 43 : Traumatic brain injury - p. Page 1157 56. Chapter 44 : Maxillofacial trauma - p. Page 1186 57. Chapter 45 : Thoracic and neck trauma - p. Page 1210 58. Chapter 46 : Abdominal and genitourinary trauma - p. Page 1250 59. Chapter 47 : Spinal trauma - p. Page 1280 60. Chapter 48 : Major orthopaedic and neurovascular trauma - p. Page 1316 61. Chapter 49 : Burns trauma - p. Page 1352 62. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 1374
