Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics

Description

The second edition of Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of clinical procedures and issues encountered in contemporary emergency care in Australia and New Zealand. Written by leading academics and clinicians, this fully revised and updated edition follows the patient’s journey from pre-hospital retrieval to definitive care. With a strong focus on multidisciplinary care, this evidence-based emergency and trauma resource will appeal to pre-hospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency nurses and allied health professionals, as well as disaster management and interfacility transport staff. Essential concepts are covered in a logical order, commencing with: An introduction to emergency professions and professional issues Clinical and health systems Patient presentations ordered by body system as well as toxicology, envenomation, ocular, environmental emergencies and unique population groups Major trauma assessment and management and end-of-life care information and considerations. Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics 2e continues to be the pre-eminent resource for students preparing to enter the emergency environment and for clinicians seeking a greater understanding of multidisciplinary care from retrieval through to rehabilitation. A cultural safety approach is included throughout – addressing cultural diversity, beliefs and values and focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Mãori health Essentials outline the main points addressed in each chapter Practice tips throughout assist with communication skills, procedures and assessment Case studies are supported by questions and answers to encourage active learning New online resources available on Evolve, including over 30 new case studies with paramedic-specific questions. Highlighted skills – cross references to the Clinical Skills chapter throughout text Over 30 new case studies Patient journey from pre-hospital and emergency-specific case studies Critical thinking questions at the end of chapters Chapter 35 Obstetric emergencies now includes ‘Supporting a normal birth’. Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 FOREWORD......Page 4 PREFACE......Page 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 6 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 7 REVIEWERS......Page 10 Chapter 1 EMERGENCY NURSING IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND......Page 11 Chapter 2 PRE-HOSPITAL CARE OVERVIEW IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND—PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE......Page 23 Chapter 3 CLINICAL ETHICS FOR EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE......Page 38 Chapter 4 EMERGENCY CARE AND THE LAW......Page 48 Chapter 5 CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS IN EMERGENCY CARE......Page 68 Chapter 6 MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP......Page 78 Chapter 7 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT......Page 89 Chapter 8 RESEARCH FOR EMERGENCY CARE......Page 109 Chapter 9 PATIENT EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION......Page 126 Chapter 10 SCENE ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT AND RESCUE......Page 141 Chapter 11 PRE-HOSPITAL CLINICAL REASONING, TRIAGE AND COMMUNICATION......Page 164 Chapter 12 MAJOR INCIDENT PREPAREDNESS MANAGEMENT......Page 184 Chapter 13 TRIAGE AND EMERGENCY NURSES......Page 224 Chapter 14 PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND ESSENTIALS OF CARE......Page 236 Chapter 15 RESUSCITATION......Page 268 Chapter 16 STABILISATION AND TRANSFER......Page 294 Chapter 17 CLINICAL SKILLS......Page 312 Chapter 18 MINOR INJURY AND MANAGEMENT......Page 384 Chapter 19 PAIN MANAGEMENT......Page 418 Chapter 20 PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY CARE......Page 440 Chapter 21 RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES......Page 464 Chapter 22 CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES......Page 504 Chapter 23 NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES......Page 548 Chapter 24 GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES......Page 578 Chapter 25 RENAL AND GENITOURINARY EMERGENCIES......Page 618 Chapter 26 ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES......Page 642 Chapter 27 HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES......Page 664 Chapter 28 ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES AND PANDEMICS......Page 683 Chapter 29 HAEMATOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES......Page 704 Chapter 30 TOXICOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES......Page 732 Chapter 31 ENVENOMATION......Page 750 Chapter 32 DENTAL, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT EMERGENCIES......Page 764 Chapter 33 OCULAR EMERGENCIES AND TRAUMA......Page 788 Chapter 34 GYNAECOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES......Page 816 Chapter 35 OBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES......Page 835 Chapter 36 PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES......Page 854 Chapter 37 MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES......Page 946 Chapter 38 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES......Page 968 Chapter 39 THE OLDER PERSON......Page 987 Chapter 40 VIOLENCE, ABUSE AND ASSAULT......Page 1009 Chapter 41 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE......Page 1022 Chapter 42 OVERVIEW OF TRAUMATIC INJURY......Page 1056 Chapter 43 MECHANISMS OF INJURY......Page 1082 Chapter 44 MAJOR TRAUMA INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT......Page 1100 Chapter 45 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY......Page 1138 Chapter 46 FACIOMAXILLARY TRAUMA......Page 1160 Chapter 47 THORACIC AND NECK TRAUMA......Page 1182 Chapter 48 ABDOMINAL AND GENITOURINARY TRAUMA......Page 1218 Chapter 49 SPINAL TRAUMA......Page 1253 Chapter 50 MAJOR ORTHOPAEDIC AND NEUROVASCULAR TRAUMA......Page 1279 Chapter 51 BLAST INJURY......Page 1325 Chapter 52 BURNS TRAUMA......Page 1350 Chapter 53 DEATH AND DYING......Page 1366 Chapter 54 ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION......Page 1377 BOX, FIGURE AND TABLE CREDITS......Page 1395