The Foundations of Emergency CareCliff Evans, Emma Tippins McGraw-Hill Education, 2006 - 294 pages "...it is refreshing to review a book that doesn’t claim to include everything but literally provides a foundation by focusing upon key areas within Emergency Care – to borrow that hackneyed phrase – “it does what it says on the tin”!" Tim Barr, Cardiff University, UK The Foundations of Emergency Care is an accessible text that brings together both academic and clinical experts to combine coverage of the clinical skills and underpinning theoretical knowledge essential to practice within the modern emergency setting. Using an evidenced-based and protocol driven approach, this clinical companion guides readers through a multitude of common patient scenarios, to help them acquire essential skills in assessment and priority assignment in an emergency care setting. Each chapter includes scenarios that utilise common emergency care presentations to clearly demonstrate how practitioners can identify critical illness at an early stage through understanding how disease and illness affect normal physiology and how this relates to the patient’s clinical presentation. This ability to critically analyse physical findings assists the practitioner in becoming a specialist and directly saves lives. Key areas covered include:
This important new book encourages readers to reflect on their clinical encounters to gain further insight into relevant treatment options and illustrates how critical thinking can be applied in emergency care. Essential reading for healthcare professionals working within emergency care and students requiring the fundamental skills necessary to competently undertake patient assessment and correctly prioritise patient care. |
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... clinician can use to determine the presenting pathology and any sub- sequent treatment . The clinician's ability to understand and accurately inter- pret an ECG is essential to the patient's initial management and subsequent prognosis ...
... clinician . The irregularity and rate of the pulse intuitively send the clinician down a cardiac pathway but drug toxicity , particularly Digoxin toxicity and electrolyte disturbances will need to be negated . Box 3.8 Causes of atrial ...
... clinician must rule out a cardiac event or a dysrhythmia as the priority . With this presenting history the clinician will attach the patient to a cardiac monitor and record a 12 - lead ECG . Once the ECG or rhythm strip has been ...
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prioritizing care delivery Cliff Evans | 6 |
Types of shock | 19 |
Prevalence | 37 |
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