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The Foundations of Emergency Care

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...it is refreshing to review a book that doesnt 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 patients clinical presentation. This ability to critically analyse physical findings assists the practitioner in becoming a specialist and directly saves lives.

Key areas covered include::

  • Cardiac Emergencies:: including the new 2006 ALS guidelines
  • Head Injuries
  • Acute Surgical Emergencies
  • Gynaecologic and Obstetric Emergencies
  • Respiratory Distress
  • Paediatric Emergencies
  • Minor Trauma and Illness
  • Major Trauma
  • Acute Medical Emergencies
The book also includes scenarios that cover the treatment of the elderly and those presenting with mental health emergencies.

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.

Product Details
Open University Press
46394
9780335221257
9780335221257

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Publication date
2006
Issue number
1
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
312
Dimensions (mm)
157 x 236
Weight (g)
622

  • Foreword and Acknowledgements
    Contents
    List of Scenarios
    List of Tables
    List of Figures

    Chapter 1 - Introduction to Emergency Care – Emma Tippins & Cliff Evans
    Emergency Care
    Applying Theory to Practice

    Chapter 2 – Initial Assessment Prioritising Care Delivery – Cliff Evans
    Introduction
    Homeostasis
    Normal Perfusion
    Defining Shock
    Types of Shock
    Hypovolaemic Shock
    Septic Shock
    Anaphylactic Shock
    Cardiogenic Shock
    Neurogenic Shock
    Initial Assessment

    Chapter 3 – Acute Cardiac Emergencies – Cliff Evans
    Introduction
    Prevalence
    Pathophysiology
    Acute Coronary Syndromes
    Unstable Angina
    Non ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction
    ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction
    Initial Assessment
    Assessing the ECG
    ECG Recognition – The Basics
    Treatment Regimens for ACS
    Atrial Fibrillation
    Heart Blocks Pathophysiology
    Degrees of Heart Block
    Cardiac Arrest Synopsis
    Advanced Life Support

    Chapter 4 – Minor Injuries – Claire Washbourne
    Introduction

    Chapter 5 - Major Trauma - Assessment Prioritisation and Initial Treatment – Andrew Frazer
    Introduction
    Definition
    Prevalence
    Organisation of Trauma Care
    The ABCDE Approach to Initial Assessment
    Airway (with cervical spine control)
    Advanced Airway Techniques
    Alternative Airway Management Techniques
    Breathing (with ventilation)
    Airway Obstruction
    Tension Pneumothorax
    Open Pneumothorax
    Massive Haemothorax
    Flail Chest
    Cardiac Tamponade
    Circulation (with haemorrhage control)
    Fluid Resuscitation
    The Chest
    The Abdomen
    Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
    Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma
    Computed Tomography
    The Pelvis and Long BonesvBurns
    Disability
    Exposure/Environmental Control

    Chapter 6 – Gynaecological and Obstetric Emergencies – Michelle Stanton
    Introduction
    Bleeding in Early and Late Pregnancy
    Miscarriage
    Ectopic Pregnancy
    Obstetric Haemorrhage
    Non-pregnant Causes of Vaginal Bleeding
    Ovarian Cysts
    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
    Emergency Delivery
    Conclusion

    Chapter 7 – Acute Surgical Emergencies – Paul Newcombe
    Introduction
    Patient Assessment
    Appendicitis
    Cholecystitis
    Bowel Obstruction
    Pancreatitis
    Peritonitis
    Renal Colic
    Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
    Conclusion

    Chapter 8 – Head Injuries – Cliff Evans
    Introduction
    The Brain
    Definition and Prevalence
    Anatomy and Physiology
    Primary Damage and Directional Forces
    Secondary Damage
    Types of Head Injury
    The Assessment
    Head Injury and Pupillary Changes
    Continuing Assessment
    Summary

    Chapter 9 – Respiratory Emergencies – Cliff Evans & Emma Tippins
    Introduction
    Dyspnoea
    Anatomy and Physiology
    Airway Assessment and Management
    Basic Airway Adjuncts
    Oxygen Delivery Devices
    Asthma
    Chronic Obstructed Pulmonary Disease
    Pneumonia
    Applying Theory to Practice

    Chapter 10 – Medical emergencies – Cliff Evans
    Introduction
    Cerebral Vascular Accident
    Sickle Cell Disease
    Pulmonary Embolism
    Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
    Diabetes
    Acute Confusional State
    Hyperglycaemia
    The National Service Framework for Diabetes
    Diagnosis
    Acute Diabetic Emergencies - Hyperglycaemia
    Conclusion

    Chapter 11 – Paediatric Emergencies - Jayne Gwyther
    Introduction
    Anatomical and Physiological Differences
    Recognition of the Unwell Child Using a Rapid Assessment Process
    Childhood Asthma
    Meningococcal Disease
    The Fitting Child
    Consent and Treatment
    Safeguarding Children in the ED
    Conclusion

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