Böcker av Richard Pilbery

Clinical procedures are vital to delivering safe and effective patient care within the prehospital setting, but it is not always easy remembering each step accurately during a time-critical situation."This textbook can be used by a wider audience than just Ambulance staff... it is a very useful resource for anyone engaged in patient assessment and use of the attendant clinical skills in the pre-hospital environment. I feel this textbook will appeal to members of all arms of Search and Rescue Organisations, Police Firearms Medics, Fire Service Medics, etc. as well. I found this an easy book to navigate and one that I look forward to seeing on the shelves."David Whitmore QAM - Paramedic, Search and RescuePacked with over 75 clinical procedures, this book is the go-to guide to familiarise yourself with the correct sequence and techniques for a range of different skills. Including both fundamental and more advanced paramedic procedures, it makes each procedure easy to understand, with detailed step-by-step guidance and full-colour illustrations.Not only does the book explore prehospital skills in detail, it also provides the rationale and evidence behind them, so you can fully understand the underlying principles and feel more confident in your practice as a paramedic or ambulance clinician.Sections include:Patient assessmentAirwayBreathingCirculationDrug administrationTraumaCardiac arrestInfection prevention and control.

A fun and informative approach to learning, this book brings together a range of case studies from within prehospital care covering various conditions and situations which you may face working in an ambulance setting. Paramedic Case Studies will guide you through a number of detailed and descriptive scenarios, putting you at the centre of the action.

Ambulance Care Practice is an essential guide to the curriculum for trainee associate ambulance practitioners.Key features of the book are:In line with the National Education Network for Ambulance Services standardsIllustrated throughout with anatomical drawings and photographsProcedures boxes which take you step by step through essential clinical skillsChapters on mental health and end of life care which are specific to associate ambulance practitioner levelEvidence-based throughout and referenced to the latest guidance, research and policyKey points to guide you through the book.

Ambulance Care Essentials is an exciting new approach to learning for support workers and others working in ambulance services, in both the NHS and private sectors. It covers everything you need to know to be an effective member of an ambulance crew.