Cases in Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine

by Ellis, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780729538848
• ISBN10: 0729538842
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-01
• Publisher: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

Summary

This case-based book focuses on the principles of pre-hospital and retrieval medicine and the continuum of care provided for critically ill or injured patients in the field.

Author Biography

Dr Daniel Ellis MBBS (London), FIMC RCSEd, FCEM, FACEM, FRCS(Eng), MRCP(UK), MRCA, DMCC, EDIC: Consultant, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Lister Hospital, Stevenage; Lead Consultant for Operations and Clinical Governance, Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust; Emeritus Consultant and Clinical Lead for Retrieval, Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), London; British Association for Immediate Care (Basics) member, London; and Medical Incident Officer, London Ambulance Service and East of England Ambulance Service, United Kingdom Associate Professor Matthew Hooper MBBS (Adelaide), DipIMC RCS(Ed), FACEM, FJFICM: Director, MedSTAR Emergency Medical Retrieval Service, South Australia; Senior Staff Specialist, Intensive and Critical Care Unit - Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia; Associate Professor, Anton Breinl Centre, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia; Squadron Leader, Royal Australian Air Force Specialist Reserve

Table of Contents

	p. vi
	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. x
About the authors	p. xii
Reviewers	p. xiv
Introduction	p. xv
Pre-hospital theme	p. 1
Retrieval theme	p. 99
Service development and special circumstances	p. 193
Appendices
Airway	p. 241
Advanced vascular access	p. 244
Thoracostomy	p. 247
Thoracotomy	p. 249
Escharotomy	p. 252
Equipment list	p. 253
Personal equipment	p. 260
Transfer and retrieval checklist	p. 262
Major incidents	p. 265
Key to cases	p. 267
Glossary	p. 272
Index	p. 276
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