Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics 4e, 4th Edition
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By Kate Curtis, RN, GradDipCritCare, MNurs(Hons), PhD, FCENA, Clair Ramsden, RN, GradCertCardiol, MHCE, MHServMgt, Ramon Z. Shaban, BSc(Med), BN, GradCertInfCon, PGDipPH&TM, MEd, MCommHealthPrac(Hons1), PhD, RN, FCENA, FACN, FACIPC, CICP-E, Margaret Fry, RN, NP, BSc(Nurs), MEd, PhD, FCENA and Bill Lord, AM, BHlthSc(Pre-HospCare), GradDipCBL, MEd, PhD, FACPara
Emergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics is a highly respected emergency care text for nursing and paramedicine students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand. Now in its fourth edition, it provides the most up-to-date and comprehens
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Emergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics is a highly respected emergency care text for nursing and paramedicine students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand. Now in its fourth edition, it provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of emergency and trauma care.
The text spans prehospital and hospital care, enabling students to understand the patient journey and equipping them for their role in a multidisciplinary team. Coverage includes assessment, triage and management of trauma, physiology of emergency care, and the recognition and management of specific body system emergencies, as well as the fundamentals of emergency care such as quality and safety, ethics, leadership, research and patient education.
Fully revised to reflect the dynamic and evolving nature of emergency and trauma care, this book is ideal for students, prehospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency and trauma care nurses, and other disaster management clinicians.
Emergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics is a highly respected emergency care text for nursing and paramedicine students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand. Now in its fourth edition, it provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of emergency and trauma care.
The text spans prehospital and hospital care, enabling students to understand the patient journey and equipping them for their role in a multidisciplinary team. Coverage includes assessment, triage and management of trauma, physiology of emergency care, and the recognition and management of specific body system emergencies, as well as the fundamentals of emergency care such as quality and safety, ethics, leadership, research and patient education.
Fully revised to reflect the dynamic and evolving nature of emergency and trauma care, this book is ideal for students, prehospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency and trauma care nurses, and other disaster management clinicians.
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Endorsed by the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia
Written by internationally recognised clinicians, researchers and leaders in emergency care
Latest evidence-based research and practice across the emergency care continuum
Case studies to consolidate knowledge apply theory to practice Practice tips highlight cultural considerations and communication issues
Aligns to NSQHSS 2e, NMBA and PBA Standards
Includes Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics 4e
Instructor resources on Evolve:
• Image collection • PowerPoint slides • Case study questions and answers • Additional Case studies with answers and rationales • Additional Paramedic Cases studies with answers and rationales • Paramedic test bank • Test bank
Instructor and Student resources on Evolve:
• Additional Case studies • Additional Paramedic Case studies • Videos
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By Kate Curtis, RN, GradDipCritCare, MNurs(Hons), PhD, FCENA, Professor Emergency and Trauma Care, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Director Emergency and Critical Care Research, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Warrawong, NSW, Australia; Registered Nurse, Wollongong Hospital Emergency Department, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Honorary Professorial Fellow, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Clair Ramsden, RN, GradCertCardiol, MHCE, MHServMgt, Executive Director Clinical Services, Opal HealthCare, Australia; Ramon Z. Shaban, BSc(Med), BN, GradCertInfCon, PGDipPH&TM, MEd, MCommHealthPrac(Hons1), PhD, RN, FCENA, FACN, FACIPC, CICP-E, Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Margaret Fry, RN, NP, BSc(Nurs), MEd, PhD, FCENA, Professor Emergency and Critical Care, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Northern Sydney Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Directorate, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Adjunct Professor, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Senior Editor, Australasian Emergency Care, College of Emergency Nursing Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Bill Lord, AM, BHlthSc(Pre-HospCare), GradDipCBL, MEd, PhD, FACPara, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia; Adjunct Professor, Australian Catholic University, Faculty of Health Sciences, North Sydney, NSW, Australia; Director, Australasian College of Paramedicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia and Co-Deputy Chair, Paramedicine Accreditation Committee, AHPRA
By Kate Curtis, RN, GradDipCritCare, MNurs(Hons), PhD, FCENA, Professor Emergency and Trauma Care, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Director Emergency and Critical Care Research, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Warrawong, NSW, Australia; Registered Nurse, Wollongong Hospital Emergency Department, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Honorary Professorial Fellow, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Clair Ramsden, RN, GradCertCardiol, MHCE, MHServMgt, Executive Director Clinical Services, Opal HealthCare, Australia; Ramon Z. Shaban, BSc(Med), BN, GradCertInfCon, PGDipPH&TM, MEd, MCommHealthPrac(Hons1), PhD, RN, FCENA, FACN, FACIPC, CICP-E, Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Margaret Fry, RN, NP, BSc(Nurs), MEd, PhD, FCENA, Professor Emergency and Critical Care, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Northern Sydney Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Directorate, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Adjunct Professor, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Senior Editor, Australasian Emergency Care, College of Emergency Nursing Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Bill Lord, AM, BHlthSc(Pre-HospCare), GradDipCBL, MEd, PhD, FACPara, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia; Adjunct Professor, Australian Catholic University, Faculty of Health Sciences, North Sydney, NSW, Australia; Director, Australasian College of Paramedicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia and Co-Deputy Chair, Paramedicine Accreditation Committee, AHPRA
SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW OF EMERGENCY CARE 1. Emergency nursing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 2. Paramedicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 3. Clinical ethics for emergency healthcare 4. Emergency care and the law 5. Cultural considerations in emergency care 6. Patient safety and quality in emergency care 7. Research for emergency care 8. Patient and carer engagement and communication SECTION 2: CLINICAL CONCEPTS AND SYSTEMS 9. Scene assessment, management and rescue 10. Physiology and pathophysiology for emergency care 11. Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and triage 12. Major incident preparedness and management 13. Patient assessment and essentials of care 14. Resuscitation 15. Stabilisation and transfer 16. Clinical skills 17. Minor injury and management 18. Pain management 19. Organ and tissue donation) 20. End of life SECTION THREE: EMERGENCIES 21: Respiratory emergencies 22. Cardiovascular emergencies 23. Neurological emergencies 24. Gastrointestinal emergencies 25. Renal and genitourinary emergencies 26. Endocrine emergencies 27. Healthcare-associated infections and infectious diseases in emergency care 28. Environmental emergencies 29. Oncological and haematological emergencies 30. Toxicological emergencies 31. Dental, ear, nose and throat emergencies 32. Ocular emergencies and trauma 33. Gynaecological emergencies 34. Maternal emergencies 35. Paediatric emergencies 36. Mental health emergencies 37. People with disabilities 38. The older person 39. Violence, abuse and assault 40. Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use SECTION FOUR: MAJOR TRAUMA 41. Epidemiology of injury 42. Major trauma initial assessment and management 43. Traumatic brain injury 44. Maxillofacial trauma 45. Thoracic and neck trauma 46. Abdominal and genitourinary trauma 47. Spinal Trauma 48. Major orthopaedic and neurovascular trauma 49. Burns trauma
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