Cases in Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine
- 1st Edition - December 23, 2009
- Latest edition
- Authors: Daniel Ellis, Matthew Hooper
- Language: English
Cases in Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine is a supplementary case book with a self directed approach, designed to complement core texts such as Cameron, or Sanders.The book foc… Read more
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Description
Description
Cases in Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine is a supplementary case book with a self directed approach, designed to complement core texts such as Cameron, or Sanders.
The book focuses on the principles of PHC and Retrieval medicine and the continuum of care of the critically injured trauma patient in the field. It is case based and uses real pre-hospital and retrieval situations, presented in question format followed by an extensive discussion highlighting key areas of the specialty. The questions and answers are each 3 – 4 pages in length and most are accompanied by a photo from author archives/real events.
The questions have been divided into those with a predominantly pre-hospital theme and those based around retrieval medicine. A third section covers service development and special situations.
The book focuses on the principles of PHC and Retrieval medicine and the continuum of care of the critically injured trauma patient in the field. It is case based and uses real pre-hospital and retrieval situations, presented in question format followed by an extensive discussion highlighting key areas of the specialty. The questions and answers are each 3 – 4 pages in length and most are accompanied by a photo from author archives/real events.
The questions have been divided into those with a predominantly pre-hospital theme and those based around retrieval medicine. A third section covers service development and special situations.
Key features
Key features
- Case based using real pre-hospital and retrieval situations
- Visually assisted format; high level discussion
- Question format followed by extensive discussion
- Designed for members of a multidisciplinary team
- Operationally useful appendices, including recommended equipment lists
- Covers paediatric patients; major incidents such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear; polytrauma; flight physiology; advanced multi-organ support; end of life decisions in the field.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section A - Pre-hospital Medicine
1. Scene safety I
2. Scene safety II
3. Entrapment
4. Pre-hospital anaesthesia I
5. Pre-hospital anaesthesia II
6. Pre-hospital equipment
7. Preparing for transport I
8. Preparing for transport II
9. Polytrauma I
10. Polytrauma II
11. Polytrauma III
12. Polytrauma IV
13. Polytrauma V
14. Penetrating disease I
15. Penetrating disease II
16. Diving (hyperbaric) emergencies
17. Transfer issues
18. Pre-hospital sedation
19. Multiple patients I
20. Multiple patients II
21. Pre-hospital tasking and clinical coordination
22. Major incident I
23. Major incident II
Section B - Retrieval Medicine
1. Inter and intra hospital transfers
2. Flight physiology
3. Retrieval equipment
4. Critical illness and retrieval I
5. Critical illness and retrieval II
6. Critical illness and retrieval III
7. Critical illness and retrieval IV
8. Critical illness and retrieval V
9. Paediatric retrieval I
10. Paediatric retrieval II
11. Paediatric retrieval III
12. Unexpected inflight emergency during retrieval.
13. Diagnostics in retrieval medicine
14. Advanced multi-organ support in transit
15. Mental illness
16. Envenomation
17. End of life decisions in the retrieval environment
18. Retrieval tasking and Clinical Coordination
Section C – Service development and special circumstances
1. Operational safety and Crew Resource Management (CRM) I
2. Operational safety and Crew Resource Management (CRM) II
3. Military medicine I
4. Military medicine II
5. Vertical hoist and physical rescue
6. Commercial in-flight emergency
7. Event medicine
8. Ethics and self management
9. Clinical Governance in pre-hospital and retrieval medicine
10. Commercial repatriation
Appendices
1. Scene safety I
2. Scene safety II
3. Entrapment
4. Pre-hospital anaesthesia I
5. Pre-hospital anaesthesia II
6. Pre-hospital equipment
7. Preparing for transport I
8. Preparing for transport II
9. Polytrauma I
10. Polytrauma II
11. Polytrauma III
12. Polytrauma IV
13. Polytrauma V
14. Penetrating disease I
15. Penetrating disease II
16. Diving (hyperbaric) emergencies
17. Transfer issues
18. Pre-hospital sedation
19. Multiple patients I
20. Multiple patients II
21. Pre-hospital tasking and clinical coordination
22. Major incident I
23. Major incident II
Section B - Retrieval Medicine
1. Inter and intra hospital transfers
2. Flight physiology
3. Retrieval equipment
4. Critical illness and retrieval I
5. Critical illness and retrieval II
6. Critical illness and retrieval III
7. Critical illness and retrieval IV
8. Critical illness and retrieval V
9. Paediatric retrieval I
10. Paediatric retrieval II
11. Paediatric retrieval III
12. Unexpected inflight emergency during retrieval.
13. Diagnostics in retrieval medicine
14. Advanced multi-organ support in transit
15. Mental illness
16. Envenomation
17. End of life decisions in the retrieval environment
18. Retrieval tasking and Clinical Coordination
Section C – Service development and special circumstances
1. Operational safety and Crew Resource Management (CRM) I
2. Operational safety and Crew Resource Management (CRM) II
3. Military medicine I
4. Military medicine II
5. Vertical hoist and physical rescue
6. Commercial in-flight emergency
7. Event medicine
8. Ethics and self management
9. Clinical Governance in pre-hospital and retrieval medicine
10. Commercial repatriation
Appendices
Review quotes
Review quotes
"There are some excellent instructional appendices and most would concede that every case reviewed throws up plenty of educational and instructional titbits... This is a really interesting read (for a change!), You don’t need to do it cover to cover, all the cases are pretty much self-contained though there are many references to other sections so it’s best to work in sequence rather than jump about but it’s not vital. Extremely well presented and well illustrated." Rescue Magazine, issue 58.
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 26, 2010
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Daniel Ellis
MBBS (London), FIMC & DRTM RCSEd, FACEM, FCICM, FRCS(Eng), MRCP(UK),
DMCC, GCertCU
Director of Trauma, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Co-Chair, Statewide South Australian State Trauma Service
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Physician, MedSTAR, Emergency Medical Retrieval Service,
Adelaide
Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical
School, University of Adelaide
Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University,
Queensland
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Trauma, Royal Adelaide Hospital,Co-Chair, Statewide South Australian State Trauma Service, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Physician, MedSTAR, Emergency Medical Retrieval Service,
Adelaide. Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide. Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, QueenslandMH
Matthew Hooper
MBBS (Adelaide), DipIMC & DRTM RCSEd, FACEM, FCICM, PGDipCU, PGDipPM
Founding Director and Senior Consultant, MedSTAR Emergency Medical Retrieval Service,
South Australia
Director of Intensive Care – Calvary North Adelaide Hospital
Senior Consultant, Intensive Care - Calvary Adelaide Hospital.
Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University,
Queensland
Squadron Leader, Royal Australian Air Force Specialist Reserve
Affiliations and expertise
Founding Director and Senior Consultant, MedSTAR Emergency Medical Retrieval Service,
South Australia
Director of Intensive Care – Calvary North Adelaide Hospital
Senior Consultant, Intensive Care - Calvary Adelaide Hospital.
Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University,
Queensland
Squadron Leader, Royal Australian Air Force Specialist Reserve