ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine

In the newly revised second edition of ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine, a team of experienced prehospital practitioners deliver a comprehensive up-to-date guide to the rapidly evolving field of prehospital emergency medicine. The book includes evidence-based practice and expert opinion to meet the needs of the PHEM training curriculum covering operational, clinical and system considerations. An international team of expert editors and contributors have also provided readers with: A thorough introduction to prehospital emergency medicine, including activation and deployment, personal protective equipment, and scene safety and assessment Comprehensive exploration of the primary survey, airway, breathing, and circulation assessments Practical discussions of prehospital anesthesia, analgesia, sedation, monitoring and ultrasound The prehospital management of medical, trauma and psychiatric emergencies How to care for special groups, including the elderly, obstetric, pediatric, and bariatric patients Considerations in mass casualty and chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear incidents. ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine is essential reading for paramedics, doctors, nurses and other prehospital practitioners. The text is ideal for those undertaking subspecialty PHEM training, those studying for postgraduate prehospital degree modules, or practitioners undertaking PHEM exams.

Table of Contents:
Contributor List viii Foreword xi Preface xii 1 Prehospital Emergency Medicine 1 Part 1 Operational Practice 3 2 Activation and Deployment 5 Stephanie Cowan, Iwan Davies, and Matthew Boylan 3 Responder Safety 10 Clare Bosanko and Dave Dungay 4 Extrication 15 Malcolm Russell and Rob Fenwick 5 The First Five Minutes and the Primary Survey 23 Tim Nutbeam and Matthew Boylan 6 Airway Assessment and Management 26 Tom Renninson, Mårten Sandberg, Tim Hooper, Marius Rehn, Per Kristian Hyldmo, and David Lockey 7 Breathing Assessment and Management 38 Per Kristian Hyldmo, Marius Rehn, and Mårten Sandberg 8 Circulation Assessment and Management 46 Jake Turner and Matthew Boylan 9 Prehospital Monitoring 57 Tim Harris and Peter Shirley 10 Prehospital Ultrasound 63 Tim Harris, Adam Bystrzycki, and Stefan Mazur 11 Analgesia and Sedation 72 Jonathan Hulme, Philip Keane, and Tony Sim 12 Transfer and Retrieval 80 Richard Browne and Scott Grier Part 2 Providing Prehospital Trauma Care 89 13 Abdominal Injury 91 Ed Barnard and Keith Roberts Copyrighted Material 14 Pelvic Injury 94 Keith Porter, Caroline Leech, and Matt O’Meara 15 Head Injury 97 Jeremy Henning, Clare Hammell, and Matthew Boylan 16 Spinal Injuries 102 Mark Wilson and Tim Nutbeam 17 Extremity Injury 107 Matt O’Meara, Caroline Leech, and Keith Porter 18 Burns 110 Christopher J. Lewis and Keith P. Allison 19 Suspension and Crush Injury 119 Jason van der Velde and Caroline Leech 20 Ballistic and Blast Injury 123 Matthew Boylan and William Charlton 21 Cardiac Arrest 130 Walter Kloeck, Martin Botha, David Kloeck, and Clare Bosanko Part 3 Providing Prehospital Medical Care 139 22 Acute Medical Emergencies 141 Ewan Barron and Adam Low 23 Overdose and Poisoning 151 Peter Welby-Everard and Ian Gurney Part 4 Special Groups 157 24 The Paediatric Patient 159 Ben Lawton and John Glasheen 25 The Obstetric Patient 166 Tracy-Louise Appleyard and Caroline Leech 26 The Bariatric Patient 176 Hannah Bawdon and Surpreet Grewal 27 The Older Patient 181 Fionna Lowe and Keniesha Miller 28 Mental Health Crisis 184 Rob Cole, Richard Corrall, and Carly Lynch 29 Capacity 189 Rob Cole, Richard Corrall, and Carly Lynch Part 5 Environmental 193 30 Environmental Injuries 195 William Charlton and Omar Tayari 31 Drowning 203 Mike Tipton and Paddy Morgan 32 Diving Emergencies 207 Tudor A. Codreanu 33 Altitude Illness 212 Harvey Pynn and Lucy Obolensky Part 6 Emergency Preparedness 219 34 Mass Casualty Incident Management 221 Jamie Vassallo and Damian Keene 35 Chemical Biological Radiation and Nuclear Incidents 228 Niall Aye Maung and William Charlton 36 Mass Gatherings 234 Lee Wallis and Wayne Smith Part 7 Clinical Governance and Professional Skills 237 37 Clinical Governance 239 Clare Bosanko 38 Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects 243 Craig M. Klugman and Jennifer Bard 39 Human Factors Ergonomics Safety and Culture 249 Chris Frerk, Tom Hurst, and Neil Jeffers 40 Human Performance 253 Tom Evens, Alison Sanders, and Chris Shambrook 41 Research and Development 259 Jamie Miles, Willem Stassen, Niroshan Siriwardena, and Suzanne Mason Index 262