Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics
- 4th Edition - August 1, 2023
- Editors: Kate Curtis, Clair Ramsden, Ramon Z. Shaban, Margaret Fry, Bill Lord
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 4 4 4 1 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 9 8 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 9 8 7 - 1
Emergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics is a highly respected emergency care text for nursing and paramedicine students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealan… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEmergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics is a highly respected emergency care text for nursing and paramedicine students and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand. Now in its fourth edition, it provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of emergency and trauma care.
The text spans prehospital and hospital care, enabling students to understand the patient journey and equipping them for their role in a multidisciplinary team. Coverage includes assessment, triage and management of trauma, physiology of emergency care, and the recognition and management of specific body system emergencies, as well as the fundamentals of emergency care such as quality and safety, ethics, leadership, research and patient education.
Fully revised to reflect the dynamic and evolving nature of emergency and trauma care, this book is ideal for students, prehospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency and trauma care nurses, and other disaster management clinicians.
The text spans prehospital and hospital care, enabling students to understand the patient journey and equipping them for their role in a multidisciplinary team. Coverage includes assessment, triage and management of trauma, physiology of emergency care, and the recognition and management of specific body system emergencies, as well as the fundamentals of emergency care such as quality and safety, ethics, leadership, research and patient education.
Fully revised to reflect the dynamic and evolving nature of emergency and trauma care, this book is ideal for students, prehospital care providers, rural, remote and urban emergency and trauma care nurses, and other disaster management clinicians.
- Endorsed by the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia
- Written by internationally recognised clinicians, researchers and leaders in emergency care
- Latest evidence-based research and practice across the emergency care continuum
- Case studies to consolidate knowledge apply theory to practice Practice tips highlight cultural considerations and communication issues
- Aligns to NSQHSS 2e, NMBA and PBA Standards
- Includes Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics 4e
- Image collection
- PowerPoint slides
- Case study questions and answers
- Additional case studies with answers and rationales
- Additional paramedic case studies with answers and rationales
- Paramedic test bank
- Test bank
- Additional case studies
- Additional paramedic case studies
- Videos
SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW OF EMERGENCY CARE
1. Emergency nursing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (p.3)
2. Paramedicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (p.19)
3. Clinical ethics for emergency healthcare (p.31)
4. Emergency care and the law (p.41)
5. Cultural considerations in emergency care (p.63)
6. Patient safety and quality in emergency care (p.75)
7. Research for emergency care (p. 89)
8. Patient and carer engagement and communication (p.109)
SECTION 2: CLINICAL CONCEPTS AND SYSTEMS
9. Scene assessment, management and rescue (p.129)
10. Physiology and pathophysiology for emergency care (p.153)
11. Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and triage (p.177)
12. Major incident preparedness and management (p.201)
13. Patient assessment and essentials of care (p.225)
14. Resuscitation (p.265)
15. Stabilisation and transfer (p.291)
16. Clinical skills (p.313)
17. Minor injury and management (p.385)
18. Pain management (p.419)
19. Organ and tissue donation (p.443)
20. End of life (p.461)
SECTION THREE: EMERGENCIES
21: Respiratory emergencies (p.475)
22. Cardiovascular emergencies (p.517)
23. Neurological emergencies (p.561)
24. Gastrointestinal emergencies (p.591)
25. Renal and genitourinary emergencies (p.633)
26. Endocrine emergencies (p.659)
27. Healthcare-associated infections and infectious diseases in emergency care (p.683)
28. Environmental emergencies (p.709)
29. Oncological and haematological emergencies (p.741)
30. Toxicological emergencies (p.771)
31. Dental, ear, nose and throat emergencies (p.793)
32. Ocular emergencies and trauma (p.817)
33. Gynaecological emergencies (p. 849)
34. Maternal emergencies (p.867)
35. Paediatric emergencies (p.893)
36. Mental health emergencies (p.973)
37. People with disabilities (p.997)
38. The older person (p.1019)
39. Violence, abuse and assault (p.1035)
40. Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (p.1053)
SECTION FOUR: MAJOR TRAUMA
41. Epidemiology of injury (p.1093)
42. Major trauma initial assessment and management (p.1125)
43. Traumatic brain injury (p.1163)
44. Maxillofacial trauma (p.1187)
45. Thoracic and neck trauma (p.1121)
46. Abdominal and genitourinary trauma (p.1251)
47. Spinal Trauma (p.1289)
48. Major orthopaedic and neurovascular trauma (p.1317)
49. Burns trauma (p.1357)
1. Emergency nursing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (p.3)
2. Paramedicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (p.19)
3. Clinical ethics for emergency healthcare (p.31)
4. Emergency care and the law (p.41)
5. Cultural considerations in emergency care (p.63)
6. Patient safety and quality in emergency care (p.75)
7. Research for emergency care (p. 89)
8. Patient and carer engagement and communication (p.109)
SECTION 2: CLINICAL CONCEPTS AND SYSTEMS
9. Scene assessment, management and rescue (p.129)
10. Physiology and pathophysiology for emergency care (p.153)
11. Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and triage (p.177)
12. Major incident preparedness and management (p.201)
13. Patient assessment and essentials of care (p.225)
14. Resuscitation (p.265)
15. Stabilisation and transfer (p.291)
16. Clinical skills (p.313)
17. Minor injury and management (p.385)
18. Pain management (p.419)
19. Organ and tissue donation (p.443)
20. End of life (p.461)
SECTION THREE: EMERGENCIES
21: Respiratory emergencies (p.475)
22. Cardiovascular emergencies (p.517)
23. Neurological emergencies (p.561)
24. Gastrointestinal emergencies (p.591)
25. Renal and genitourinary emergencies (p.633)
26. Endocrine emergencies (p.659)
27. Healthcare-associated infections and infectious diseases in emergency care (p.683)
28. Environmental emergencies (p.709)
29. Oncological and haematological emergencies (p.741)
30. Toxicological emergencies (p.771)
31. Dental, ear, nose and throat emergencies (p.793)
32. Ocular emergencies and trauma (p.817)
33. Gynaecological emergencies (p. 849)
34. Maternal emergencies (p.867)
35. Paediatric emergencies (p.893)
36. Mental health emergencies (p.973)
37. People with disabilities (p.997)
38. The older person (p.1019)
39. Violence, abuse and assault (p.1035)
40. Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (p.1053)
SECTION FOUR: MAJOR TRAUMA
41. Epidemiology of injury (p.1093)
42. Major trauma initial assessment and management (p.1125)
43. Traumatic brain injury (p.1163)
44. Maxillofacial trauma (p.1187)
45. Thoracic and neck trauma (p.1121)
46. Abdominal and genitourinary trauma (p.1251)
47. Spinal Trauma (p.1289)
48. Major orthopaedic and neurovascular trauma (p.1317)
49. Burns trauma (p.1357)
- No. of pages: 1434
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: August 1, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780729544412
- eBook ISBN: 9780729589888
- eBook ISBN: 9780729589871
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Kate Curtis
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emergency and Trauma Care, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Director Emergency and Critical Care Research, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Warrawong, NSW, Australia; Registered Nurse, Wollongong Hospital Emergency Department, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Honorary Professorial Fellow, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaCR
Clair Ramsden
Affiliations and expertise
Executive Director Clinical Services, Opal HealthCare, AustraliaRS
Ramon Z. Shaban
Professor Ramon Z. Shaban
BSc(Med), BN, GradCertInfCon, PGDipPH&TM, MEd, MCommHealthPrac(Hons1), PhD, RN, CICP-E, FCENA, FACN, FACIPC
Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Public Health Unit, Centre for Population Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia; District Director and Chief Infection Control Practitioner, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; Associate Director, New South Wales Biocontainment Centre, New South Wales Specialist Service for High Consequence Infectious Diseases Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; Senior Editor, Infection, Disease and Health, Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, AustraliaMF
Margaret Fry
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emergency and Critical Care, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Northern Sydney Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Directorate, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Adjunct Professor, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Senior Editor, Australasian Emergency Care, College of Emergency Nursing Australia, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaBL
Bill Lord
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia; Adjunct Professor, Australian Catholic University, Faculty of Health Sciences, North Sydney, NSW, Australia; Director, Australasian College of Paramedicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Co-Deputy Chair, Paramedicine Accreditation Committee, AHPRA