Prepare for certification as a flight and ground transport nurse! ASTNA: Patient Transport: Principles & Practice, 6th Edition addresses the scenarios and injuries commonly encountered in transport nursing, and provides a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind study tool for taking certification exams including the CFRN®, CTRN®, FP-C®, and CCP-C®. Coverage includes the role of air and ground transport personnel, along with topics such as transport physiology, communications, teamwork, safety, airway management, shock, and the different types of trauma. New to this edition is an Aviation for Medical Personnel chapter. Written by the Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association, this resource helps you gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed on your exam and to transport patients safely.
1. Patient Transport - 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. Dedication - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. Reviewers - p. Page viii 10. Foreword - p. Page ix 11. Preface - p. Page x 12. Acknowledgments - p. Page xi 13. Contents - p. Page xii 14. List of Illustrations - p. Page xiii 15. List of Tables - p. Page xiv 16. 1 : History of patient transport - p. Page xiv 17. 2 : Members of the transport team and preparation for practice - p. Page 11 18. 3 : Aviation for medical personnel - p. Page 23 19. 4 : Military patient transport - p. Page 37 20. 5 : Transport physiology - p. Page 51 21. 6 : Scene operations and safety - p. Page 67 22. 7 : Communications - p. Page 87 23. 8 : Teamwork and human performance - p. Page 98 24. 9 : Patient safety - p. Page 112 25. 10 : Operational safety and survival - p. Page 123 26. 11 : Patient assessment - p. Page 152 27. 12 : Airway management - p. Page 184 28. 13 : Mechanical ventilation - p. Page 208 29. 14 : Shock - p. Page 229 30. 15 : General principles of trauma management - p. Page 244 31. 16 : Neurologic trauma - p. Page 260 32. 17 : Thoracoabdominal trauma - p. Page 281 33. 18 : Musculoskeletal and soft tissue trauma - p. Page 294 34. 19 : Burn trauma - p. Page 306 35. 20 : Point-of-care ultrasound - p. Page 319 36. 21 : Legal and professional issues in critical care transport - p. Page 332 37. 22 : Quality - p. Page 342 38. 23 : Accreditation for air and ground medical transport - p. Page 348 39. 24 : Mental health and wellness for the provider - p. Page 354 40. 25 : Post-incident and emergency response planning - p. Page 360 41. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 371
Prepare for certification as a flight and ground transport nurse! ASTNA: Patient Transport: Principles & Practice, 6th Edition addresses the scenarios and injuries commonly encountered in transport nursing, and provides a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind study tool for taking certification exams including the CFRN®, CTRN®, FP-C®, and CCP-C®. Coverage includes the role of air and ground transport personnel, along with topics such as transport physiology, communications, teamwork, safety, airway management, shock, and the different types of trauma. New to this edition is an Aviation for Medical Personnel chapter. Written by the Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association, this resource helps you gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed on your exam and to transport patients safely.
1. Patient Transport - 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. Dedication - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. Reviewers - p. Page viii 10. Foreword - p. Page ix 11. Preface - p. Page x 12. Acknowledgments - p. Page xi 13. Contents - p. Page xii 14. List of Illustrations - p. Page xiii 15. List of Tables - p. Page xiv 16. 1 : History of patient transport - p. Page xiv 17. 2 : Members of the transport team and preparation for practice - p. Page 11 18. 3 : Aviation for medical personnel - p. Page 23 19. 4 : Military patient transport - p. Page 37 20. 5 : Transport physiology - p. Page 51 21. 6 : Scene operations and safety - p. Page 67 22. 7 : Communications - p. Page 87 23. 8 : Teamwork and human performance - p. Page 98 24. 9 : Patient safety - p. Page 112 25. 10 : Operational safety and survival - p. Page 123 26. 11 : Patient assessment - p. Page 152 27. 12 : Airway management - p. Page 184 28. 13 : Mechanical ventilation - p. Page 208 29. 14 : Shock - p. Page 229 30. 15 : General principles of trauma management - p. Page 244 31. 16 : Neurologic trauma - p. Page 260 32. 17 : Thoracoabdominal trauma - p. Page 281 33. 18 : Musculoskeletal and soft tissue trauma - p. Page 294 34. 19 : Burn trauma - p. Page 306 35. 20 : Point-of-care ultrasound - p. Page 319 36. 21 : Legal and professional issues in critical care transport - p. Page 332 37. 22 : Quality - p. Page 342 38. 23 : Accreditation for air and ground medical transport - p. Page 348 39. 24 : Mental health and wellness for the provider - p. Page 354 40. 25 : Post-incident and emergency response planning - p. Page 360 41. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 371
