Prehospital Emergency Medicine Secrets

Prehospital Emergency Medicine Secrets

Olympia, Robert P.; Lubin, Jeffrey S.

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

02/2022

352

Mole

Inglês

9780323722667

15 a 20 dias

390

Descrição não disponível.
Contents

[draft of TOC - upon approval, I would seek additional reviews by experts on contents before finalizing, including Dr. Peter Cameron]

Top 100 Secrets

Section 1 History of Emergency Medical Services





History of Emergency Medical Services
Section 2 Emergency Medical Services Operations

Destination Guidelines and Hospital Designation
Emergency Vehicle Operation
EMS System Design
Media and Public Relations
Medical Direction
Medicolegal Issues
Prehospital Communications
Public Health and EMS
Quality Improvement
Research in EMS
Section 3 Personal Safety and Wellness

Critical Incident Stress
Infectious Disease Exposure
Occupational Health Issues in EMS
Scene Safety
Section 4 Adult Medical Care

Decision making and critical interpretation of vital signs
Prehospital physical assessment
Abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, dehydration
Altered mental status
Arrhythmias
Cardiac arrest, including ECMO
Cardiac emergencies - chest pain, STEMI, ACS, CHF
Cardiac device emergencies - pacemaker/implanted defibrillator dysfunction, left ventricular assist devices
Diabetic emergencies
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Hypotension and shock
Infectious disease emergencies/sepsis
Psychiatric emergencies/Care of the agitated or suicidal patient
Obstetrics and Gynecologic emergencies
Overdose
Poisonings
Renal failure and dialysis
Respiratory emergencies - anaphylaxis, COPD, asthma, pneumonia
Seizures
Stroke and TIA
Syncope
Section 5 Adult Trauma Care

General Adult trauma principles and triage
Head injuries and facial trauma
Cervical spine and spinal cord injuries
Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries
Extremity injuries
Penetrating injuries
Thermal burns and inhalational injuries
Care of the entrapped patient, including crush injury
Section 6 Pediatric Medical Care

Decision making and critical interpretation of vital signs
Abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, dehydration
Altered mental status
Cardiac arrest and arrhythmias
Chest pain and syncope
Infectious disease emergencies/sepsis
Prehospital physical assessment
Respiratory distress emergencies - asthma, bronchiolitis, croup, pneumonia, anaphylaxis
Seizures
Shock
Technology dependent children
Poisonings
Section 7 Pediatric Trauma Care

General Pediatric trauma principles and triage
Head injuries and facial trauma
Cervical spine and spinal cord injuries
Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries
Extremity injuries
Penetrating injuries
Thermal burns and inhalational injuries
Section 8 Disaster and Multiple Casualty Incidents

General principles in disasters and multiple casualty incidents
Prehospital triage for mass casualties
Mass casualty evacuation and patient movement
Biological terrorism
Chemical terrorism
Radiation and radiation injury
Blast injuries
Hazardous materials response
Tactical EMS
Search and rescue
Community disaster preparedness
Section 9 Wilderness EMS and Austere medicine

General principles in wilderness medicine
Bites, stings, and envenomations
Decompression illnesses
Dysbarisms
Heat related illness
Hypothermia
Lightning and electrical emergencies
Submersion injuries/drownings
Wilderness survival
Section 10 Special Prehospital Situations

Interfacility transport, including Ground Critical Care Transport
Bariatric emergencies
Geriatric emergencies
Aeromedical Transport
Community Paramedicine
Intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and child maltreatment
End of life issues
Section 11 Prehospital Skills and Procedures

Airway Management
Analgesia and sedation
CPR, AED, mechanical compression
Electrocardiogram interpretation
Field amputation
Hemorrhage control
Intravascular/ interosseous access and fluids resuscitation
Oxygenation and ventilation
Perimortem caesarian section
Point of care testing
Procedures in the trauma patient
Splinting and spinal immobilization
Telemedicine and emerging telecommunications
Termination of resuscitation
Transport of the highly infectious patient
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.