Critical care paramedic
By: [edited by] Bryan Bledsoe, Randall W. Benner.
Contributors: Bledsoe, Bryan E., 1955-; Benner, Randall W.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Subjects: Emergency medicine.; Emergency medical technicians.; Critical care medicine.; Critical Care -- methods.; Allied Health Personnel.; Emergency Medicine -- methods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to critical care transport; title: Critical care ground transport; title: Critical care aerial transport; title: Altitude physiology; title: Flight safety and survival; title: Patient assessment and preparation for transport; title: Airway management and ventilation; title: The shock patient: assessment and management; title: Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring; title: ECG monitoring and critical care; title: Critical care pharmacology; title: Interpretation of lab and basic diagnostic tests; title: Introduction to trauma; title: Neurological trauma; title: Thoracic trauma: assessment and management; title: Abdominal and genitourinary trauma; title: Face/ear/ocular/neck trauma; title: Burns and electrical injuries; title: Principles of orthopedic care for the critical care paramedic; title: Special patients: pediatric, geriatric, and obstetrical trauma; title: Pulmonary emergencies; title: Cardiovascular emergencies; title: Neurological emergencies; title: Gastrointestinal emergencies; title: Renal and acid base emergencies; title: Infectious disease emergencies; title: Pediatric medical emergencies; title: High-risk OB/GYN; title: Neonatal emergencies and transport; title: Environmental emergencies; title: Diving emergencies; title: Toxicological emergencies; title: Weapons of mass destruction; title: Organ donation and retrieval; title: Quality improvement in critical care transport; title: Communications and documentation; title: The critical care paramedic in the hospital environment.