Description
ELSEVIER Paramedic Principles And Practice A Clinical reasoning approach 2Ed (Pb 2021) by Williams B.
Written by expert academics and educators, Brett Williams and Linda Ross, this essential resource encourages readers to see the links between the pathophysiology of a disease, how this creates the signs and symptoms perceived by the patient and how these need to be managed in the out-of-hospital environment. Additionally, Paramedic Principles and Practice 2e will arm readers with not only technical knowledge and expertise, but also the non-technical components of providing emergency care-including professional attitudes and behaviours, clinical competence, teamwork and communication skills._x000D__x000D_Case studies are strategically used to contextualise the principles and step readers through possible scenarios that may be encountered and, importantly, reveal the process of reaching a safe and effective management plan. The case studies initially describe the pathology and typical presentation of a particular condition and progress to more-complex and less-typical scenarios where the practitioner faces increasing uncertainty._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_The only paramedic-specific text designed for Australian and New Zealand students and paramedics_x000D_Progressive case studies that bridge the gap from principles to practice_x000D_More than 40 essential pathologies covering common paramedic call-outs_x000D_Covers both technical and non-technical skills to develop the graduate into expert clinician_x000D_Includes an eBook with the purchase of the print book_x000D__x000D_Additional resources on Evolve _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_An eBook on VitalSource_x000D__x000D_Instructor/and Student resources: _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Image collection_x000D_Simulation scenarios_x000D_Additional multimedia resources including 12-lead ECGs and chest sounds_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_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_x000D_New case studies on major incidents and major trauma_x000D_Focused 'Implications for' boxes specific to considerations including geriatrics, cultural diversity, communication challenges_x000D_'Summary of therapeutic goals' included with each case study_x000D_Learning outcomes added to open each chapter_x000D_Considered revision of pathophysiology across all chapters_x000D_ _x000D_
Part 1: PARAMEDIC PRINCIPLES_x000D_
_x000D_
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_x000D_
_x000D_
Part 2: PARAMEDIC PRACTICE_x000D_
_x000D_
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_x000D_
_x000D_
Appendix 1: Medications commonly encountered in paramedic practice_x000D_