Prehospital care of the elder patient
By: Robert A. Partridge, Bruce M. Becker.
Contributors: Becker, Bruce M.
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Medical emergencies; Geriatrics; Aged -- Medical care
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The prehospital provider and the elder patient; title: Assessment of ill or injured elder patient; title: Cardiovascular disorders; title: Pulmonary disorders; title: Abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies; title: Genitourinary emergencies; title: Neurologic emergencies; title: Endocrine emergencies; title: Toxicologic emergencies; title: Environmental emergencies; title: Psychiatric and behaviroal emergencies; title: Head/spinal trauma; title: Chest trauma; title: Abdominal and pelvic trauma; title: Musculoskeletal trauma; title: Pharmacology for prehospital emergency case; title: Pharmacology for prehospital emergency care; title: Elder abuse and neglect; title: Advance directives in medical care.